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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30</dc:identifier><dc:title>Child Support Act 1995</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision with respect to child support maintenance and other maintenance; and to provide for a child maintenance bonus.</dc:description><dc:date>1995-07-19</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2013-04-15</dc:modified><dct:valid>2009-06-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/body" NumberOfProvisions="43" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1996-10-14"><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/crossheading/supplemental" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/crossheading/supplemental" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1995-09-04" id="crossheading-supplemental"><Title> Supplemental</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="1995-07-19" ConfersPower="true"><Title> Short title, commencement, extent <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30" id="section-30"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c1097661"/>30</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/1" id="section-30-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act may be cited as the Child Support Act 1995.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/2" id="section-30-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act and the 1991 Act may be cited together as the Child Support Acts 1991 and 1995.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/3" id="section-30-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 29 and this section (apart from subsection (5)) come into force on the passing of this Act.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" id="section-30-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c1097662"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c1097663"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c1097664"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint and different days may be appointed for different purposes.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/5" id="section-30-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 3 makes minor and consequential amendments.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6" id="section-30-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act, except for—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/a" id="section-30-6-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>sections 17, 27 and 29,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/b" id="section-30-6-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>this section, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/6/c" id="section-30-6-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraphs 1, 18, 19 and 20 of Schedule 3,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>does not extend to Northern Ireland.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c1097661" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00293" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30" SectionRef="section-30">S. 30</CitationSubRef> partly in force; <CitationSubRef id="c00294" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-30-1" EndSectionRef="section-30-4">s. 30(1)-(4)</CitationSubRef>(6) in force at Royal Assent by s. 30(3); <CitationSubRef id="c00295" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/5" SectionRef="section-30-5">s. 30(5)</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes at 4.9.1995 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302" id="c00296" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="2302">S.I. 1995/2302</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00297" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302/article/2" CitationRef="c00296" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00298" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00296" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00299" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/5" SectionRef="section-30-5">s. 30(5)</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes at 18.12.1995 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262" id="c00300" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="3262">S.I. 1995/3262</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00301" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262/article/2/1" CitationRef="c00300" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00302" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262/schedule/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00300" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. 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I</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00303" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/5" SectionRef="section-30-5">s. 30(5)</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes at 14.10.1996 and 2.12.1996 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630" id="c00304" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2630">S.I. 1996/2630</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00305" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630/article/2" CitationRef="c00304" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00306" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00304" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c1097662" Type="P"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00307" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" SectionRef="section-30-4">S. 30(4)</CitationSubRef> power partly exercised (14.10.1996): 14.10.1996 and 2.12.1996 appointed for specified provisions by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630" id="c00308" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2630">S.I. 1996/2630</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00309" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630/article/2" CitationRef="c00308" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00310" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2630/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00308" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c1097663" Type="P"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00311" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" SectionRef="section-30-4">S. 30(4)</CitationSubRef> power partly exercised (15.12.1995): 18.12.1995 and 22.1.1996 appointed for specified provisions by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262" id="c00312" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="3262">S.I. 1995/3262</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00313" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262/article/2" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00314" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/3262/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00312" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c1097664" Type="P"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00315" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/34/section/30/4" SectionRef="section-30-4">S. 30(4)</CitationSubRef> power partly exercised (4.9.1995): 4.9.1995 appointed for specified provisions and 1.10.1995 appointed for specified provisions by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302" id="c00316" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="2302">S.I. 1995/2302</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00317" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302/article/2" CitationRef="c00316" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00318" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2302/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00316" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>