61.The Act consists of 5 Parts:
Part 1 – The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
Part 2 – Transfer of child support functions etc to the Commission.
Part 3 – Child support etc.
Removal of compulsion for benefit claimants
Maintenance calculations
Collection and enforcement
Debt management powers
Miscellaneous
Part 4 – Lump sum payments: mesothelioma etc.
Part 5 - General
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