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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) This regulation and regulation 4 shall come into operation on 16th February 2004.
(3) Regulations 2 and 3 shall come into operation—
(a) in relation to any particular case in respect of which type of case section 22 of the Act has before 16th February 2004 come into operation, on 16th February 2004;
(b) where sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, in relation to any particular case, on the date on which section 22 of the Act comes into operation in relation to that type of case;
(c) in relation to a person who, on or after 16th February 2004—
(i) makes a claim for income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and
(ii) on or after the date of that claim receives any payment of child maintenance made voluntarily,
on 16th February 2004; or
(d) in relation to a person who—
(i) on 16th February 2004 is entitled to income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and
(ii) on or after 16th February 2004 receives any payment of child maintenance made voluntarily and that payment is the first payment of child maintenance received by that person while he is entitled to income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,
on 16th February 2004 if a payment referred to in head (ii) is made on that day, or on the day on which such a payment is received where it is received after 16th February 2004.
(4) In this regulation –
 “the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000;
 “the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
 “child maintenance” shall have the same meaning as that prescribed for the purposes of section 72A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
 “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by Article 3(4) of the Jobseeker’s (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
 “payment of child maintenance made voluntarily” means any payment of child maintenance other than such a payment made—
(a) under a court order;
(b) under a maintenance assessment made under the Order prior to its amendment by the Act or under a maintenance calculation made under the Order after its amendment by the Act;
(c) under an agreement for maintenance;
(d) in accordance with Article 28J of the Order (voluntary payments); or
(e) by the Department in lieu of child maintenance, including any payment made by the Department under section 26 of the Act (temporary compensation payment scheme).
(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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For paragraph 69 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any payment of child maintenance where the child or young person in respect of whom the payment is made is a member of the claimant’s family except where the person making the payment is the claimant or the claimant’s partner.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where more than one payment of child maintenance –
(a) in respect of more than one child or young person; or
(b) made by more than one person in respect of a child or young person,
falls to be taken into account in any week, all such payments shall be aggregated and treated as if they were a single payment.
(3) No more than £10 shall be disregarded in respect of each week to which any payment of child maintenance is attributed in accordance with regulations 28, 29, 31 and 32 (calculation of income) or regulations 60B to 60D (treatment of child support maintenance).
(4) In this paragraph “child maintenance” shall have the same meaning as that prescribed for the purposes of section 72A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Department) and shall include any payment made by the Department in lieu of such maintenance.”.
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For paragraph 66 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any payment of child maintenance where the child or young person in respect of whom the payment is made is a member of the claimant’s family except where the person making the payment is the claimant or the claimant’s partner.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where more than one payment of child maintenance—
(a) in respect of more than one child or young person; or
(b) made by more than one person in respect of a child or young person,
falls to be taken into account in any week, all such payments shall be aggregated and treated as if they were a single payment.
(3) No more than £10 shall be disregarded in respect of each week to which any payment of child maintenance is attributed in accordance with regulations 93, 94, 96 and 97 (calculation of income) or regulations 126, 128 and 129 (treatment of child support maintenance).
(4) In this paragraph “child maintenance” shall have the same meaning as that prescribed for the purposes of section 72A of the Administration Act (payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Department) and shall include any payment made by the Department in lieu of such maintenance.”.
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(1) The Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) there shall be substituted the following regulation—“
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation—
(a) in relation to any particular case, on the date on which section 22 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 comes into operation in relation to that type of case (“the commencement date”);
(b) in relation to a person who, on or after 16th February 2004—
(i) makes a claim for income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and
(ii) on or after the date of that claim receives any payment of child maintenance made voluntarily,
on 16th February 2004; or
(c) in relation to a person who—
(i) on 16th February 2004 is entitled to income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, and
(ii) on or after 16th February 2004 receives any payment of child maintenance made voluntarily and that payment is the first payment of child maintenance received by that person while he is entitled to income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,
on 16th February 2004 if a payment referred to in head (ii) is made on that day, or on the day on which such a payment is received where it is received after 16th February 2004.
(2) In this regulation—
 “the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000;
 “the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
 “child maintenance” shall have the same meaning as that prescribed for the purposes of section 72A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
 “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
 “payment of child maintenance made voluntarily” means any payment of child maintenance other than such a payment made—
(a) under a court order;
(b) under a maintenance assessment made under the Order prior to its amendment by the Act or under a maintenance calculation made under the Order after its amendment by the Act;
(c) under an agreement for maintenance;
(d) in accordance with Article 28J of the Order (voluntary payments); or
(e) by the Department in lieu of child maintenance, including any payment made by the Department under section 26 of the Act (temporary compensation payment scheme).
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.”.
(3) In regulation 2 (child maintenance: income support and jobseeker’s allowance) paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be omitted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th January 2004.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
