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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 52(2) of the Child Support Act 1991 and section 55(5) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2014 No.

Family Law

Child Support

The Child Support Fees Regulations 2014

Made

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(3),(4) and (5)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1)(p) and 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), sections 43(1) and 51(1) and (2)(a) of the Child Support Act 1991(2) and sections 6(1) to (4) and 55(3) and (4) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(3).

A draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 52(2) of the Child Support Act 1991 and section 55(5) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(4).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations, so far as made under section 5(1)(p) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 should not be referred to it.

(2)

1991 c. 48. Section 43 was substituted by section 21 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) (“the 2000 Act”) for certain cases specified in article 3 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/192). Section 43 was further amended by section 139 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5).

(3)

2008 c. 6. Section 6 was amended by sections 140 and 141 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

(4)

Section 55(5) was amended by S.I. 2012/2007.