Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2014 No. 175 (C. 10)
Family Law
Child Support
The Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 13) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made 17th June 2014

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 41(1) of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
2008 c. 10 (N.I.)

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 13) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014.

Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a) section 11 (transfer of cases to new rules), so far as relating to the paragraphs referred to in paragraph (b);
(b) paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 (maintenance calculations: transfer of cases to new rules),
for the purpose only of making regulations is the day after the day on which this Order is made.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 17th June 2014
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of section 11 of, and paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 to, the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, for the purpose of making of regulations. This Order commences powers to allow the Department to make Regulations to require parties in existing cases to choose whether or not to remain in the statutory scheme under the 2012 rules for calculating child maintenance.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.
Provision		Date of Commencement	S.R. No.
Sections 1 to 6		5th December 2008	2008 No. 489 (C. 29)
Section 7	(partially)	14th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
Section 8	(partially)	10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Section 9	(partially)	3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Section 10	(partially)	10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Section 12	(partially)	29th September 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
Sections 14 and 15	(partially)	1st June 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
		3rd August 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
Section 16		20th December 2010	2010 No. 416 (C. 24)
Section 22	(partially)	26th November 2009	2009 No. 380 (C. 28)
		25th January 2010	2009 No. 380 (C. 28)
Sections 23, 24 and 26	(partially)	3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
Section 27	(partially)	29th September 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
Section 28		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
Section 29		26th November 2009	2009 No. 380 (C. 28)
Section 32		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
Section 33		5th August 2008	2008 No. 331 (C. 17)
Section 34		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
Section 35		14th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
Section 37	(partially)	9th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
Section 38	(partially)	9th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
		1st June 2009 and 3rd August 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Section 39	(partially)	27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22
		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
		1st June 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Section 40	(partially)	9th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
Schedule 1	(partially)	3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Schedule 3		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
Schedule 4	(partially)	14th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
		1st June 2009 and 3rd August 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	22012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)
Schedule 5	(partially)	14th July 2008	2008 No. 291 (C. 15)
		5th August 2008	2008 No. 331 (C. 17)
		27th October 2008	2008 No. 399 (C. 22)
		1st November 2008	2008 No. 419 (C. 24)
		1st June 2009	2009 No. 216 (C. 13)
		3rd December 2012	2012 No. 423 (C. 43)
		10th December 2012	2012 No. 440 (C. 45)
		29th July 2013	2013 No. 201 (C. 13)
		25th November 2013	2013 No. 276 (C. 18)