The Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure and Maintenance Arrangements and Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Amendment of regulations 1 and 2 of the Information Regulations

5.—(1) In regulation 1(2) of the Information Regulations—

(a) for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted “ “local authority” means, in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly and, in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council and, in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994(1);”; and

(b) in the definition of “relevant person” after the words “in respect of whom” there shall be substituted the words “a maintenance calculation has been applied for, or has been treated as applied for under section 6(3) of the Act, or is or has been in force.”.

(2) In regulation 2(2) of the Information Regulations—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (c) and (cc) the words “or the parent with care” shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (c) and (cc) after “(d), (e), (f), (h)” there shall be inserted “, (hh)”;

(c) in sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (cc) for the words “assessment has been made” there shall be substituted the words “calculation has been made, or has been treated as made,”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (d)—

(i) for the word “matter” there shall be substituted the word “matters”; and

(ii) after the words “sub-paragraph (a)” there shall be inserted “, (d), (e), (f), (h) and (hh)”; and

(e) after sub-paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—

“(f) a person who acts or has acted as an accountant for the absent parent, including where that person is self-employed, in relation to any business accounts of that parent with respect to the matters listed in sub-paragraphs (e), (f), (h) and (hh) of regulation 3(1);

(g) a company or partnership for whom the absent parent is providing or has provided services under a contract for services with respect to the matters listed in sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) of regulation 3(1); and

(h) persons employed in the service of the Crown or otherwise in the discharge of Crown functions—

(i) under sections 97 to 99A of the Road Traffic Act 1988(2) or Part II of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(3) with respect to the matter listed in sub-paragraph (e) of regulation 3(1); or

(ii) under the Prison Act 1952(4) with respect to the matter listed in sub-paragraph (e) of regulation 3(1).”.

(1)

1994 c. 39.

(2)

1988 c. 52. Sections 97 to 99A were amended by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1990 S.I. 1990/144, the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996 S.I. 1996/1974 and the Driving Licence (Community Driving Licence) Regualtions 1998 S.I. 1998/1420.

(3)

1994 c. 22. Part II was amended by the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), the Finance Act 1997

(4)

1952 c. 52.