Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2628 (N.I. 23)

      The Child Support(Northern Ireland) Order 1991


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 2628 (N.I. 23)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Child Support(Northern Ireland) Order 1991

Made 19th November 1991
Laid before Parliament 27th November 1991
Coming into operation on a day or days to be appointed under Article 1(2)


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Introductory
1.  Title and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Meaning of "child".
4.  Meaning of certain other terms used in this Order.
The basic principles
5.  The duty to maintain.
6.  Welfare of children: the general principle.
7.  Child support maintenance.
8.  Child support maintenance: supplemental provisions.
9.  Applications by those receiving benefit.
10.  Role of the courts with respect to maintenance for children.
11.  Agreements about maintenance.
12.  Relationship between maintenance assessments and certain court orders and related matters.
Maintenance assessments
13.  Maintenance assessments.
14.  Interim maintenance assessments.
Child support officers
15.  Child support officers.
Information
16.  Information required by the Department.
17.  Powers of inspectors.
Reviews and appeals
18.  Periodical reviews.
19.  Reviews on change of circumstances.
20.  Reviews of decisions of child support officers.
21.  Reviews at instigation of child support officers.
22.  Appeals.
23.  Child support appeal tribunals.
24.  Matters concerning Child Support Commissioners.
25.  Appeal to Child Support Commissioner.
26.  Appeal from Child Support Commissioner on question of law.
27.  Disputes about parentage.
28.  Reference to court for declaration of parentage.
Collection and enforcement
29.  Collection of child support maintenance.
30.  Collection and enforcement of other forms of maintenance.
31.  Deduction from earnings orders.
32.  Regulations about deduction from earnings orders.
33.  Liability orders.
34.  Regulations about liability orders.
35.  Enforcement of liability orders.
36.  Enforcement in Northern Ireland of English and Scottish liability orders.
37.  Commitment to prison.
38.  Arrears of child support maintenance.
Special cases
39.  Special cases.
40.  Contribution to maintenance by deduction from benefit.
Jurisdiction
41.  Jurisdiction.
42.  Jurisdiction of courts in certain proceedings under this Order.
Miscellaneous and supplemental
43.  Failure to comply with obligations imposed by Article 9.
44.  Fees.
45.  Conduct of proceedings.
46.  Unauthorised disclosure of information.
47.  Supplementary powers to make regulations.
48.  Regulations and orders.
49.  Co-ordination with Great Britain.
50.  Application to Crown.
51.  Amendments, etc.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule1  Maintenance Assessments.
  PartI Calculation of Child Support Maintenance.
  PartII General Provisions about Maintenance Assessments.

  Schedule 2  Provision of Information to the Department.

  Schedule 3  Child Support Appeal Tribunals.

  Schedule 4  Matters concerning Child Support Commissioners.

  Schedule 5  Consequential Amendments.

 

Explanatory Note


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