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 .

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)
2008 c. 10 (N.I.)