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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Deduction Orders and Fees) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 23rd May 2016.
(2) Regulations 2(2)(b) and 3 cease to have effect on 22nd May 2021 and the Child Support Fees Regulations 2014 apply thereafter as if the amendments made to them by regulation 3 had not been made.
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(1) The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 are modified as follows in relation to a case in which liability to pay child support maintenance is calculated in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 (calculation of weekly amount of child support maintenance) to the Child Support Act 1991 as amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 (changes to the calculation of maintenance) to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.
(2) Regulation 25I(2) (variation of a regular deduction order) has effect as if—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in paragraph (i) after “arrears” there were inserted “or a payment towards an enforcement fee”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii) after “maintenance” there were inserted “and, where payable, fees”;
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(c) there were inserted at the end of sub-paragraph (d)—“; or
(e) there are arrears that are not included in the order.”.
(3) Regulation 25J(2)(a) (lapse of a regular deduction order) has effect as if after “maintenance calculation” there were inserted “and an alternative method of payment of fees (where payable)”.
(4) Regulation 25L(1)(b) (discharge of a regular deduction order) has effect as if after “(payment of child support maintenance)” there were inserted “and any fees have been paid in full”.
(5) Regulation 25S(2)(c) (lapse of a lump sum deduction order) has effect as if after “maintenance calculation” there were inserted “and an alternative method of payment of fees (where payable)”.
(6) Regulation 25U(1) (discharge of a lump sum deduction order) has effect as if—
(a) in sub-paragraph (b) after “(payment of child support maintenance)” there were inserted “and any fees specified in the order have been paid in full”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (c) after “and the liable person” there were inserted “and the total amount of any fees specified in the order have been paid”.
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Altmann,
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
