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Part 1 The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Part 2 Transfer of child support functions etc. to the Commission
Part 4 Lump sum payments: mesothelioma etc.
SCHEDULES
Transfer of child support functions
Part 1 Consequential amendments
Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
2.In section 2 (welfare of children: the general principle)—
3.(1) Section 4 (child support maintenance) is amended as follows....
4.(1) Section 6 (applications by those claiming or receiving benefit)...
7.(1) Section 10 (relationship between maintenance calculations and certain court...
8.(1) Section 11 (maintenance calculations) is amended as follows.
9.(1) Section 12 (default and interim maintenance decisions) is amended...
10.(1) Section 14 (information required by Secretary of State) is...
11.(1) Section 15 (powers of inspectors) is amended as follows....
12.In section 16 (revision of decisions)— (a) for “Secretary of...
14.(1) Section 20 (appeals to appeal tribunals) is amended as...
15.In section 23A (redetermination of appeals), in subsection (4), before...
16.(1) Section 24 (appeal to Child Support Commissioner) is amended...
17.In section 25 (appeal from Child Support Commissioner on question...
18.In section 26 (disputes about parentage), for “Secretary of State”...
19.In section 27 (applications for declaration of parentage) for “Secretary...
22.In section 28ZA (decisions involving issues that arise on appeal...
23.In section 28ZB (appeals involving issues that arise on appeal...
24.In section 28ZC (restrictions on liability in certain cases of...
25.In section 28A (application for variation of usual rules for...
26.(1) Section 28B (preliminary consideration of applications) is amended as...
27.In section 28C (imposition of regular payments condition), in subsections...
28.In section 28D (determination of applications)— (a) for “Secretary of...
30.In section 28F (agreement to variation)— (a) for “Secretary of...
31.In section 28J (voluntary payments), in subsections (1), (2) and...
32.(1) Section 29 (collection of child support maintenance) is amended...
33.(1) Section 30 (collection and enforcement of other forms of...
35.In section 32 (regulations about deduction from earnings orders), in...
36.In section 33 (liability orders), for “Secretary of State” (in...
37.In section 34 (regulations about liability orders), in subsections (1)(a)...
38.(1) Section 35 (enforcement of liability orders by distress) is...
39.In section 37 (regulations about liability orders), in subsection (2),...
40.In section 38 (enforcement of liability orders by diligence), subsection...
41.In section 39A (commitment to prison and disqualification from driving)—...
42.(1) Section 40B (disqualification from driving) is amended as follows....
43.(1) Section 41 (arrears of child support maintenance) is amended...
44.(1) Section 41A (penalty payments) is amended as follows.
45.(1) Section 41B (repayment of overpaid child support maintenance) is...
46.In section 44 (jurisdiction), in subsection (1), for “Secretary of...
47.In section 46 (reduced benefit decisions), in subsection (3)(a), for...
48.In section 46A (finality of decisions), in subsection (1), after...
49.In section 46B (matters arising as respects decisions), in subsection...
50.In section 48 (right of audience), in subsection (1), for...
51.After section 50 insert— Use of computers Any decision falling to be made under or by virtue...
52.(1) Schedule 1 (maintenance calculations) is amended as follows.
53.In paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A, for “Secretary of State”...
Powers in relation to use of information
1.Information which is held for the purposes of any functions...
2.(1) This paragraph applies to information which is held for...
3.(1) This paragraph applies to information which is held for...
4.(1) This paragraph applies to information which is held for...
5.(1) This paragraph applies to information which is held for...
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