The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Part XI Transitional Provisions

Transitional provisions — maintenance assessment in force prior to 2nd December 1996

47.  Where—

(a) a maintenance assessment was in force on 2nd December 1996; and

(b) an application is made by any of the persons with respect to whom that assessment was made on the grounds set out in Article 28A(2)(a) of the Order (the effect of the current assessment) on or after that date and before 2nd December 1997,

any departure direction given in response to that application shall take effect on the first day of the first maintenance period commencing on or after 2nd December 1996.

Transitional provisions — new maintenance assessment made before 2nd December whose effective date is on or after 2nd December 1996

48.  Where a new maintenance assessment is made before 2nd December 1996 but the effective date of that assessment is a date on or after 2nd December 1996—

(a) the provisions of regulation 32(1) shall apply as if for the reference to an application being given or sent within 28 days of the date of notification of the current assessment there were substituted a reference to an application being given or sent before 30th December 1996;

(b) the provisions of regulation 32(2) shall apply as if for the reference to an application being given or sent later than 28 days after the date of notification of the current assessment there were substituted a reference to an application being given or sent after 29th December 1996.