The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Appeals Regulations

52.  In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the Appeals Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “party to the proceedings”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (d), after the word “officer” there shall be inserted the words “except where the proceedings relate only to an appeal under section 28H of the Act or to a referral;”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(dd) the Secretary of State where the proceedings relate to an appeal under section 28H of the Act;”;

(b) in the definition of “proceedings”, for the words “or application” there shall be substituted the words “, application or referral”;

(c) after the definition of “proceedings”, there shall be inserted the following definition—

““referral” means a reference by the Secretary of State to a tribunal under section 28D(1)(b) of the Act;”;

(d) in the definition of “tribunal”, after the words “section 21 of” there shall be inserted the words “or regulations made under paragraph 9 of Schedule 4A to,”.