PART 7Miscellaneous
Child support maintenance
Fees130
1
Section 3 of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (fees) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (d), at the end insert “(including provision for the apportionment of fees and the matters to be taken into account in determining an apportionment)”;
b
in paragraph (g) “waiver,” is repealed;
c
after paragraph (g) insert—
h
about waiver of fees (including the matters to be taken into account in determining a waiver).
3
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The Department must review the effect of the first regulations made under subsection (1).
3B
The review must take place before the end of the period of 30 months beginning with the day on which those regulations come into operation.
3C
After the review, the Department must make and publish a report containing—
a
the conclusions of the review; and
b
a statement as to what the Department proposes to do in view of those conclusions.
3D
The report must be laid before the Assembly by the Department.