The Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 422

Prospective

PART 1 N.I. General

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

“old scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) have not been brought into operation in accordance with Article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003(2);

“the AIAMA Regulations” means the Child Support (Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(3);

“the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(4);

“non-resident parent” includes a person treated as a non-resident parent by virtue of regulations made under Article 39 of the Order(5);

“relevant person” means—

(a)

a person with care; or

(b)

a non-resident parent,

in respect of whom a maintenance calculation is or has been in force.

(2) In the application of these Regulations to an old scheme case, any reference to expressions in the Order (including “non-resident parent” and “maintenance calculation”), or to regulations made under the Order, are to be read with the necessary modifications.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in operation at 25.1.2010, see reg. 1

(1)

2000 (c. 4)(N.I.)

(2)

S.R. 2003 No. 53 (C. 4)

(3)

S.R. 1992 No. 342

(4)

S.R. 1999 No. 162

(5)

Article 39 is amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act in respect of certain cases only