These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force in relation to a particular case on the date on which sections 16, 17 and 20 of the Child Support Act 1991 as amended by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M1 come into force in relation to that type of case.

For the purposes of any revision, supersession or appeal in relation to a decision which is made as provided in regulation 3 of the Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2000 M2 these Regulations shall come into force on the day on which section 29 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 comes fully into force.

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations" means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 M3.

In these Regulations any reference to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in the principal Regulations bearing that number and any reference to a numbered Part is to the Part of the principal Regulations bearing that number.