SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Maintenance Assessments

Part ICalculation of Child Support Maintenance

The minimum amount of child support maintenance

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1

The Secretary of State may prescribe a minimum amount for the purposes of this paragraph.

2

Where the amount of child support maintenance which would be fixed by a maintenance assessment but for this paragraph is nil, or less than the prescribed minimum amount, the amount to be fixed by the assessment shall be the prescribed minimum amount.

3

In any case to which section 43 applies, and in such other cases (if any) as may be prescribed, sub-paragraph (2) shall not apply.