1. These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 and come into force on 27th October 2008.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;
“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);
“Maintenance Calculation Procedure Regulations” means the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000(2);
(2) These Regulations apply to a 1993 scheme case in the same way as they apply to a 2003 scheme case and any references to expressions in the 1991 Act (including “non-resident parent” and “maintenance calculation”) or to regulations made under that Act are to be read, in relation to a 1993 scheme case, with the necessary modifications.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a)“2003 scheme case” means a case in respect of which the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(3) have been brought into force in accordance with article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions, and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No.12) Order 2003(4); and
(b)“1993 scheme case” means a case in respect of which those provisions have not been brought into force.
(4) References in these Regulations to a non-resident parent are to a person who is the non-resident parent in relation to an application for a maintenance calculation or in relation to a maintenance calculation that is or has been in force and includes a person treated as a non-resident parent by virtue of regulations made under section 42 of the 1991 Act.