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• (ii) that person would receive disability living allowance , or the care component of child disability payment in accordance with regulation 11 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021, if it were not for the fact that the person is a patient, though remaining part of the applicant’s family, ...

• (iii) that person is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972[^f00062], ...

• (iv) that person would receive personal independence payment but for regulations under Article 91(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (hospital in-patients), and remains part of the applicant’s family, ...

• (v) that person would receive adult disability payment but for regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, and remains part of the applicant’s family, or

• (vi) that person would receive Scottish adult disability living allowance but for regulation 23 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Scottish adult disability living allowance) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025, and remains part of the applicant’s family,

and “disability” is to be construed accordingly;

• (aa) “armed forces independence payment” means armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;

• (ab) “child disability payment” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021

• (b) “disability living allowance” means the care component of a disability living allowance, payable under section 72 of the Contributions and Benefits Act[^f00063];

• (ba) “Scottish adult disability living allowance” means the care component of a Scottish adult disability living allowance, payable under regulation 6 of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;

• (c) “health services” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

• (d) “long-term illness” means an illness from which the child is suffering at the date of the application or the date from which the variation, if agreed, would take effect and which is likely to last for at least 12 months after that date, or, if likely to be shorter than 12 months, for the remainder of the child’s life;

• (e) “relevant other child” has the meaning given in paragraph 10C(2) of Schedule 1[^f00064].

• (f) “personal independence payment” means the daily living component of personal independence payment under Article 83 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.

• (g) “adult disability payment” means the daily living component of adult disability payment under regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022;

• (3) Where, at the date on which the non-resident parent makes the variation application—

• (a) the non-resident parent or a member of the non-resident parent’s household has received, is in receipt of, or will receive any financial assistance from any source in respect of the long-term illness or disability of the relevant other child; or

• (b) adult disability payment, armed forces independence payment , child disability payment , a disability living allowance , Scottish adult disability living allowance or personal independence payment is received by the non-resident parent or the member of the non-resident parent’s household on behalf of the relevant other child,

only the net amount of the costs incurred in respect of the items listed in paragraph (1), after the deduction of the financial assistance or the amount of the payment or allowance, constitute special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B.

• (4) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a)—

• (a) “patient” means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a juvenile justice centre within the meaning of Article 51 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998[^f00065] or a young offenders centre within the meaning of section 2 of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968[^f00066] who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005[^f00067]; and

• (b) where a person has ceased to be registered in a register as referred to in head (iii) of that sub-paragraph, having regained their eyesight, that person is to be treated as though registered blind, for a period of 28 days after the day on which that person ceased to be registered in such a register.

Prior debts

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• (1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation and regulation 67, the repayment of debts to which paragraph (2) applies constitute special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B where those debts were incurred—

• (a) before the non-resident parent became a non-resident parent in relation to the qualifying child; and

• (b) at the time when the non-resident parent and the person with care in relation to the child referred to in sub-paragraph (a) were a couple.

• (2) This paragraph applies to debts incurred—

• (a) for the joint benefit of the non-resident parent and the person with care;

• (b) for the benefit of the person with care where the non-resident parent remains legally liable to repay the whole or part of the debt;

• (c) for the benefit of any person who is not a child but who at the time the debt was incurred—

• (i) was a child,

• (ii) lived with the non-resident parent and the person with care, and

• (iii) of whom the non-resident parent or the person with care is the parent, or both are the parents;

• (d) for the benefit of the qualifying child referred to in paragraph (1); or

• (e) for the benefit of any child, other than the qualifying child referred to in paragraph (1), who, at the time the debt was incurred—

• (i) lived with the non-resident parent and the person with care, and

• (ii) of whom the person with care is the parent.

• (3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to repayment of—

• (a) a debt which would otherwise fall within paragraph (1) where the non-resident parent has retained for the non-resident parent’s own use and benefit the asset in connection with the purchase of which the debt was incurred;

• (b) a debt incurred for the purposes of any trade or business;

• (c) a gambling debt;

• (d) a fine imposed on the non-resident parent;

• (e) unpaid legal costs in respect of—

• (i) separation from the person with care,

• (ii) divorce from the person with care, or

• (iii) dissolution of a civil partnership that had been formed with the person with care;

• (f) amounts due after use of a credit card;

• (g) a debt incurred by the non-resident parent to pay for any of the items listed in sub-paragraphs (c) to (f) and (j);

• (h) amounts payable by the non-resident parent under a mortgage or loan taken out on the security of any property, except where that mortgage or loan was taken out to facilitate the purchase of, or to pay for repairs or improvements to, any property which was, and continues to be, the home of the person with care and any qualifying child;

• (i) amounts payable by the non-resident parent in respect of a policy of insurance, except where that policy of insurance was obtained or retained to discharge a mortgage or charge taken out to facilitate the purchase of, or to pay for repairs or improvements to, any property which was, and continues to be, the home of the person with care and the qualifying child;

• (j) a bank overdraft except where the overdraft was at the time it was taken out agreed to be for a specified amount repayable over a specified period;

• (k) a loan obtained by the non-resident parent other than a loan obtained from a qualifying lender or the non-resident parent’s current or former employer; or

• (l) any other debt which the Department is satisfied is reasonable to exclude.

• (4) Except where the repayment is of an amount which is payable under a mortgage or loan or in respect of a policy of insurance which falls within the exception set out in paragraph (3)(h) or (i), repayment of a debt does not constitute expenses for the purposes of paragraph (1) where the Department is satisfied that the non-resident parent has taken responsibility for repayment of that debt as, or as part of, a financial settlement with the person with care or by virtue of a court order.

• (5) Where an applicant has incurred a debt partly to repay a debt, repayment of which would have fallen within paragraph (1), the repayment of that part of the debt incurred which is referable to the debt repayment of which would have fallen within that paragraph, constitute expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B.

• (6) In paragraph (3)(h) “repairs or improvements” means repairs that the Department considers are major repairs necessary to maintain the fabric of the home and any of the following measures—

• (a) installation of a fixed bath, shower, wash basin or lavatory, and necessary associated plumbing;

• (b) damp-proofing measures;

• (c) provision or improvement of ventilation and natural light;

• (d) provision of electric lighting and sockets;

• (e) provision or improvement of drainage facilities;

• (f) improvement of the structural condition of the home;

• (g) improvements to the facilities for the storing, preparation and cooking of food;

• (h) provision of heating, including central heating;

• (i) provision of storage facilities for fuel and refuse;

• (j) improvements to the insulation of the home; or

• (k) other improvements which the Department considers reasonable in the circumstances.

Boarding school fees

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• (1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation and regulation 67, the maintenance element of boarding school fees, incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the non-resident parent, constitutes special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B.

• (2) Where the Department considers that the maintenance element of the boarding school fees cannot be distinguished with reasonable certainty from the total fees, the Department may instead determine the amount of the maintenance element and any such determination is not to exceed 35 per cent. of the total fees.

• (3) Where—

• (a) the non-resident parent has, at the date on which the variation application is made, received, or at that date is in receipt of, financial assistance from any source in respect of the boarding school fees; or

• (b) the boarding school fees are being paid in part by the non-resident parent and in part by another person,

a portion of the expenses incurred by the non-resident parent in respect of the boarding school fees, calculated in accordance with paragraph (4), constitutes special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B.

• (4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the portion in question is calculated as follows—

• (a) find the amount (A) that results from deducting from the amount of the boarding school fees the financial assistance, or the amount that another person is paying, as referred to in paragraph (3);

• (b) find the amount that bears the same proportion to A as the maintenance element of the fees referred to in paragraph (1) bears to the total fees referred to in that paragraph, and that amount is the portion in question.

• (5) No variation on this ground may reduce by more than 50 per cent. the income to which the Department would otherwise have had regard in the calculation of maintenance liability.

• (6) For the purposes of this regulation, “boarding school fees” means the fees payable in respect of attendance at a recognised educational establishment providing full-time education, which is not advanced education, for children under the age of 20 and where some or all of the pupils, including the qualifying child, are resident during term time.

• (7) For the purposes of paragraph (6)—

• “recognised educational establishment” means an establishment recognised by the Department for the purposes of that paragraph as being, or as comparable to, a university, college or school;

• “advanced education” means education for the purposes of—a course leading to a postgraduate degree or comparable qualification, a first degree or comparable qualification, a diploma of higher education or a higher national diploma; orany other course which is of a standard above advanced GNVQ, or equivalent, including a course which is of a standard above a general certificate of education (advanced level) or a Scottish national qualification (higher or advanced higher).

Payments in respect of certain mortgages, loans or insurance policies

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• (1) Subject to regulation 67, the payments to which paragraph (2) applies constitute special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B.

• (2) This paragraph applies to payments, whether made to the mortgagee, lender, insurer or the person with care—

• (a) in respect of a mortgage or a loan from a qualifying lender where—

• (i) the mortgage or loan was taken out to facilitate the purchase of, or repairs or improvements to, a property (“the property”) by a person other than the non-resident parent,

• (ii) the payments are not made under a debt incurred by the non-resident parent and do not arise out of any other legal liability of the non-resident parent for the period in respect of which the variation is applied for,

• (iii) the property was the home of the applicant and the person with care when they were a couple and remains the home of the person with care and the qualifying child, and

• (iv) the non-resident parent has no legal or equitable interest in and no charge or right to have a charge over the property, or

• (b) of amounts payable in respect of a policy of insurance taken out for the discharge of a mortgage or loan referred to in sub-paragraph (a), including an endowment policy, except where the non-resident parent is entitled to any part of the proceeds on the maturity of that policy.

Thresholds

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• (1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the costs or repayments referred to in regulations 62 and 64 to 66 are to be special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B only where they are equal to or exceed the threshold amount of £10 per week.

• (2) Where the expenses fall within more than one description of expense referred to in paragraph (1), the threshold amount applies separately in respect of each description.

• (3) Subject to paragraph (4), where the Department considers any expenses referred to in this Chapter to be unreasonably high or to have been unreasonably incurred it may substitute such lower amount as it considers to be reasonable, including an amount which is below the threshold amount or a nil amount.

• (4) Any lower amount substituted by the Department under paragraph (3) in relation to contact costs under regulation 62 must not be so low as to make it impossible, in the Department’s opinion, for contact between the non-resident parent and the qualifying child to be maintained at the frequency specified in any court order made in respect of the non-resident parent and that child where the non-resident parent is maintaining contact at that frequency.

CHAPTER 3 — GROUNDS FOR VARIATION: ADDITIONAL INCOME

Non-resident parent with unearned income

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• (1) A case is a case for a variation for the purposes of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4B where the non-resident parent has unearned income equal to or exceeding £2,500 per annum.

• (2) For the purposes of this regulation unearned income is income of a kind that is chargeable to tax under Parts 3, 4 and 5 of the Trading and Other Income Act.

• (3) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), the amount of the non-resident parent’s unearned income is to be determined by reference to information provided by HMRC at the request of the Department in relation to the latest available tax year and, where that information does not identify any income of a kind referred to in paragraph (2), the amount of the non-resident parent’s unearned income is to be treated as nil.

• (4) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the information in relation to property income is to be taken after deduction of relief under section 118 of the Income Tax Act 2007[^f00068].

• (5) Where—

• (a) the latest available tax year is not the most recent tax year;...

• (b) the information provided by HMRC in relation to the latest available tax year does not include any information from a self-assessment return ; or

• (c) the Department is unable, for whatever reason, to request or obtain the information from HMRC,

the Department may, if satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to do so, determine the amount of the non-resident parent’s unearned income by reference to the most recent tax year; and any such determination must, as far as possible, be based on the information that would be required to be provided in a self assessment return.

• (6) Where the Department is satisfied that, by reason of the non-resident parent no longer having any property or assets from which unearned income was derived in a past tax year and having no current source from which unearned income may be derived, the non-resident parent will have no unearned income for the current tax year, the amount of the non-resident parent’s unearned income for the purposes of this regulation is to be treated as nil.

• (7) Where a variation is agreed to under this regulation, the non-resident parent is to be treated as having additional weekly income of the amount determined in accordance with paragraph (3) or (5) divided by 365 and multiplied by 7.

• (8) Subject to paragraph (9), where the non-resident parent makes relievable pension contributions, which have not been otherwise taken into account for the purposes of the maintenance calculation, there is to be deducted from the additional weekly income calculated in accordance with paragraph (7) an amount determined by the Department as representing the weekly average of those contributions.

• (9) An amount must only be deducted in accordance with paragraph (8) where the relievable pension contributions referred to in that paragraph relate to the same tax year that has been used for the purposes of determining the additional weekly income.

Non-resident parent on a flat rate or nil rate with gross weekly income

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• (1) A case is a case for a variation for the purposes of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4B where—

• (a) the non-resident parent’s liability to pay child support maintenance under a maintenance calculation which is in force or has been applied for is or would be—

• (i) the nil rate by virtue of the non-resident parent being one of the persons referred to in paragraph (3), or

• (ii) the flat rate by virtue of the non-resident parent receiving a benefit, pension or allowance mentioned in regulation 43(1);

• (b) the Department is satisfied that the non-resident parent has an amount of income that would be taken into account in the maintenance calculation as gross weekly income if sub-paragraph (a) did not apply; and

• (c) that income is ...more than £100 per week.

• (2) Where a variation is agreed to under this regulation, the non-resident parent is treated as having additional income of the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(b).

• (3) The persons referred to are—

• (a) a child;

• (b) a prisoner;

• (c) a person receiving an allowance in respect of work-based training for young people;

• (d) a person referred to in regulation 44(1)(e).

Diversion of income

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• (1) A case is a case for a variation for the purposes of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4B where—

• (a) the non-resident parent (“P”) has the ability to control, whether directly or indirectly, the amount of income that—

• (i) P receives, or

• (ii) is taken into account as P’s gross weekly income; and

• (b) the Department is satisfied that P has unreasonably reduced the amount of P’s income which would otherwise fall to be taken into account as gross weekly income or as unearned income under regulation 68 by diverting it to other persons or for purposes other than the provision of such income for P.

• (2) Where a variation is agreed to under this regulation, the additional income to be taken into account is the whole of the amount by which the Department is satisfied that P has reduced the amount that would otherwise be taken into account as P’s income.

CHAPTER 4 — EFFECT OF VARIATION ON THE MAINTENANCE CALCULATION

Effect on maintenance calculation – special expenses

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 73, where the variation agreed to is one falling within Chapter 2, effect is to be given to the variation in the maintenance calculation by deducting from the gross weekly income of the non-resident parent the weekly amount of those expenses referred to in that Chapter.

• (2) Where the income which is taken into account in the maintenance calculation is the capped amount, then—

• (a) the weekly amount of the expenses is first to be deducted from the actual gross weekly income of the non-resident parent;

• (b) the amount by which the capped amount exceeds the figure calculated under sub-paragraph (a) is to be calculated; and

• (c) effect is to be given to the variation in the maintenance calculation by deducting from the capped amount the amount calculated under sub-paragraph (b).

Effect on the maintenance calculation – additional income grounds

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 73, where the variation agreed to is one falling within Chapter 3, effect is to be given to the variation by increasing the gross weekly income of the non-resident parent which would otherwise be taken into account by the weekly amount of the additional income except that, where the amount of gross weekly income calculated in this way would exceed the capped amount, the amount of the gross weekly income taken into account is to be the capped amount.

• (2) Where a variation is agreed to under this Chapter and the non-resident parent’s liability would, apart from the variation, be a flat rate (or an amount equivalent to the flat rate), the amount of child support maintenance which the non-resident parent is liable to pay is a weekly amount calculated by adding an amount equivalent to the flat rate to the amount calculated by applying Schedule 1[^f00069] to the additional income arising under the variation.

Effect on maintenance calculation – general

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (5), where more than one variation is agreed to in respect of the same period, regulations 71 and 72 apply and the results are to be aggregated as appropriate.

• (1A) Where the application of a variation agreed to (or of the aggregate of variations agreed to) would decrease the amount of child support maintenance payable by the non-resident parent to less than the figure equivalent to the flat rate referred to in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 (or in that sub-paragraph as modified by regulations under paragraph 10A of that Schedule), the non-resident parent is instead liable to pay child support maintenance at a rate equivalent to that flat rate apportioned if appropriate as provided in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1.

• (2) Paragraph 7(2) to (7) of Schedule 1 applies where the rate of child support maintenance is affected by a variation which is agreed to and paragraph 7(2) is to be read as if after “as calculated in accordance with the preceding paragraphs” there were inserted, “, Schedule 4B and regulations made under that Schedule”.

• (3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), where the non-resident parent shares the care of a qualifying child within the meaning in Part 1 of Schedule 1, or where the care of such a child is shared with an authority, the amount of child support maintenance that the non-resident parent is liable to pay to the person with care, calculated to take account of any variation, is to be reduced in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 7 of that Part or regulation 52, as the case may be.

• (4) If the application of paragraph (3) would decrease the weekly amount of child support maintenance (or the aggregate of all such amounts) payable by the non-resident parent to the person with care (or all of them) to less than a figure equivalent to the flat rate referred to in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 (or in that sub-paragraph as modified by regulations under paragraph 10A of that Schedule), the non-resident parent is instead liable to pay child support maintenance at a rate equivalent to the flat rate apportioned if appropriate as provided in paragraph 6 of Schedule1.

• (5) The effect of a variation is not to be applied for any period during which a circumstance referred to in regulation 56(1)(d) to (f) applies.

Situations in which a variation previously agreed to may be taken into account in calculating maintenance liability

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• (1) This regulation applies where—

• (a) a variation that has been agreed to has ceased to have effect in relation to the weekly amount of the non-resident parent’s liability for child support maintenance because—

• (i) the non-resident parent has become liable to pay child support maintenance at the nil rate, or another rate which means that the variation cannot be taken into account, or

• (ii) the decision as to the maintenance calculation has been replaced with a default maintenance decision under Article 14(1)(b)[^f00070]; and

• (b) the non-resident parent has subsequently become liable to pay a rate of child support maintenance which can be adjusted to take account of the variation by virtue of a decision under Article 18(1B) or 19.

• (2) Where this regulation applies ..., the Department may, when making the decision referred to in paragraph (1)(b), take into account the effect of the variation upon the amount of liability for child support maintenance notwithstanding the fact that an application has not been made.

PART 6

MEANING OF TERMS IN THE CHILD SUPPORT ORDER

Meaning of “child” for the purposes of the Child Support Order

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• (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the prescribed condition for the purposes of Article 3(1)[^f00071] is that the person is a qualifying young person as defined in section 138(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act[^f00072].

• (2) A person does not satisfy the condition referred to in paragraph (1) where the person is—

• (a) engaged in remunerative work in any week during a prescribed period; or

• (b) in receipt of other financial support in any week.

• (3) Case 2.1(b)(i) in regulation 7(2) (qualifying young person: terminal dates) of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 (the “2006 Regulations”) is to be read as if at the beginning, there were inserted “the week in which”.

• (4) In this regulation—

• “other financial support” means any of the types of financial support specified in regulation 8(2) (child benefit not payable in respect of a qualifying young person: other financial support) of the 2006 Regulations;

• “prescribed period” is the period found in accordance with cases 1 and 2 of regulation 7(2) of the 2006 Regulations (as modified in respect of case 2.1(b)(i) by paragraph (3) of this regulation);

• “remunerative work” has the meaning given in regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the 2006 Regulations

• “week” has the meaning given in the 2006 Regulations.

Relevant other child outside Northern Ireland

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For the purposes of paragraph 10C(2)(b) of Schedule 1 “relevant other child” includes a child, other than a qualifying child, in respect of whom the non-resident parent or the non-resident parent’s partner

• (a) would receive child benefit, but in respect of whom they do not do so, solely because the conditions set out in section 142 of the Contributions and Benefits Act[^f00073] are not met ; or

• (b) has made an election under section 11A(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for payments of child benefit not to be made.

Persons who are not persons with care

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• (1) The following categories of person are not persons with care for the purposes of the Child Support Order—

• (a) an authority;

• (b) a person with whom a child who is looked after by an authority is placed by that authority under the provisions of the Children Order, except where that person is a parent of such a child and the authority allow the child to live with that parent under Article 27(5) of that Order;

• (2) In paragraph (1) “a child who is looked after by an authority” has the same meaning as in Article 25 of the Children Order[^f00074].

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd December 2012

Anne McCleary — A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide for a range of matters in relation to the calculation of child support maintenance under the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (“the Order”) and set out the rules and procedures for a new child support scheme.

Part 1 provides for general matters, including commencement, interpretation and the rules for rounding of calculations and service of documents.

Part 2 provides for applications for child support maintenance, including the priority rules where more than one application is made in relation to the same child.

Part 3 deals with decision making. Chapter 1 sets out the general rules for setting the effective date for a maintenance calculation. Chapter 2 sets out the general rules relating to revision of decisions in accordance with Article 18 of the Order. Chapter 3 sets out the circumstances in which a maintenance calculation may be adjusted by a supersession decision and the dates from which such decisions have effect. Chapter 4 provides for the updating of the gross weekly income figure on which a calculation has been based. Chapter 5 sets out the requirement to notify decisions. Chapter 6 sets out some miscellaneous matters in relation to appeals.

Part 4 contains provisions relating to the rules for calculation of child support maintenance, supplementing Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Order. In particular Chapter 1 contains the rules for calculating the non-resident parent’s gross weekly income by reference to information provided by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the latest available tax year. Part 4 also provides for special cases, including provision for determining which parent is the non-resident parent where the care of a child is shared.

Part 5 provides for the variation of the rules for calculating child support maintenance. These include provision for reducing the amount payable where the non-resident parent has special expenses or increasing the amount payable if the non-resident parent has sources of income not otherwise taken into account or diverts income to another person or for another purpose.

Part 6 provides for the interpretation of various terms in the Order.

Article 3 and paragraphs 5A, 8(2), 9 and 10(2) to Schedule 1 of the Order, some of the enabling provisions under which these Regulations are made, are inserted respectively by section 26 of, and paragraphs 5(2) and 7 to 9 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Those provisions were brought into operation, for the purposes only of making regulations, on 3rd December 2012 by virtue of the Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 ([S.R. 2012 No. 423 (C. 43)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/423))

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Article 3 is substituted by section 26 of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 10 (N.I.)); Article 8(3) is amended by section 1(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)); Article 14 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and is substituted by section 4 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; Article 16 is amended by section 12 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; and paragraph (1A) is inserted by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)); Article 18 was substituted by Article 40 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and paragraph (1) is amended by section 8(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; Article 19 was substituted by Article 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998; Articles 28ZA and 28ZB were inserted by Article 43 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998; Articles 28A to 28C and 28F were inserted by Article 3(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and are substituted by section 5 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Articles 28A and 28F are amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; Article 28G was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and is substituted by section 7 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; Article 39 is amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; Article 47(2) is amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and section 1(2) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; in Schedule 1 Part 1 is substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and Schedules 1, 4 and 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and paragraph 11 is amended by section 1(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000; Schedules 4A and 4B were inserted Article 3 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and are substituted by section 6 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and in Schedule 4A paragraph 5 and in Schedule 4B paragraph 2 is amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. See also S.R. 2001 No. 24

[^f00002]: SeeArticle 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^f00003]: 2008 c. 10 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: Paragraph 10A is amended by paragraph 1(26) of Schedule 4 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00005]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)

[^f00006]: 1992 c. 7

[^f00008]: 2003 c. 1

[^f00009]: Section 123 was amended by paragraph 13(2), (4) and (5) of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), paragraph 96 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004, paragraph 3(9) and (10) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)) and section 3(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.))

[^f00010]: 2004 c. 12; section 193 was amended by paragraph 475 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)

[^f00011]: S.I. 2003/2682

[^f00012]: 1988 c. 1; section 376(4) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 16 and Part 4 of Schedule 18 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38), paragraph 42 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 12 of Schedule 9 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), paragraph 24 of Schedule 19 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 2 to S.I. 2001/1149 and Article 23 of S.I. 2001/3629

[^f00013]: 1950 c. 29 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1087 (N.I. 10)) and Article 5 of the Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1200 (N.I. 8))

[^f00014]: 1966 c. 45

[^f00015]: 1970 c. 9; section 8 was amended by section 121(1) of the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8) and Part 5(3) of Schedule 27 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11)

[^f00016]: 2002 c. 14 (N.I.)

[^f00017]: Article 19 was substituted by Article 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by section 9 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00018]: 2007 c. 3

[^f00019]: 2005 c. 5

[^f00020]: Section 577 was amended by paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 17 and Part 2(12) of Schedule 42 to the Finance Act 2004 and section 10(2) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22)

[^f00021]: 1966 c. 45

[^f00022]: Article 13 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and paragraph 1(29)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and is substituted by section 1(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and Article 18 was substituted by Article 40 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by section 8 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00023]: Article 7 was amended by Article 12(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Schedule 7 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and is amended by sections 1(2) and 2 of, and paragraphs 11 and 13 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00024]: Article 28J is inserted by section 19(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00025]: Paragraph (1A) was inserted by section 8(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00026]: Article 22 is substituted by Article 42 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and section 10 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00027]: S.R. 1999 No. 162

[^f00028]: 2007 c. 15

[^f00029]: Paragraph (1) is amended by section 9(2) of, and Schedule 9 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

[^f00030]: Paragraph 16 was amended by paragraph 32(5) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, section 1(2) of, and paragraphs 11 and 28(c) of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 1(29)(b) of Schedule 4 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00031]: Article 41 is amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, sections 1(2(a) and 21 of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 128 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2009/1941

[^f00032]: Paragraph 4 is amended by section 9(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

[^f00033]: Article 16(1) is amended by section 12 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00034]: Paragraph 5A is inserted by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00035]: Paragraph (2) was amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00036]: Part I was amended by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, paragraph 32(1) and (2) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and is substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and Schedule 1 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland ) 2008

[^f00037]: Article 28ZA was inserted by Article 43 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and is amended by paragraph 19(b) of Schedule 3 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00038]: Article 28ZB was inserted by Article 43 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

[^f00039]: Article 19 was substituted by Article 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by section 9 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00040]: Article 28ZC was inserted by Article 44 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and is amended by section 1(2)(a) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, paragraph 57 of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00041]: Table A was amended by paragraph 24(3) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)

[^f00042]: 2007 c. 3

[^f00043]: S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

[^f00044]: The definition of “war disablement pension” was amended by paragraph 201(3) of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and the definition of “war widow’s pension” was amended by paragraph 201(4) of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and paragraph 102(2) of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004

[^f00045]: 2004 c. 32

[^f00046]: 1950 c. 29 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1087 (N.I. 10)) and Article 5 of the Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1200 (N.I. 8))

[^f00047]: Part 1 is substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00048]: S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1); Article 10 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1177 (N.I. 7)) and section 43 of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 3 (N.I.))

[^f00049]: S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)

[^f00050]: S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4); Article 53 was amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9)) and Article 56(3) was substituted by section 296(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

[^f00051]: 2009 c. 1 (N.I.)

[^f00052]: Paragraphs 7 and 8 are substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 7 is amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 1(25) of Schedule 4 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and paragraph 8 by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00053]: Paragraph 5A is inserted by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00054]: Article 14(1) was substituted by paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

[^f00055]: Article 7 was amended by Article 12(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Schedule 7 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and is amended by sections 1(2) and 2 and paragraphs 11 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00056]: Article 25 was amended by section 2(1) of the Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 11 (N.I.))

[^f00057]: Article 28B was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and is substituted by section 5(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000. See also S.R. 2001 No. 24

[^f00058]: Article 28F was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, is substituted by section 5(5) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. See also S.R. 2001 No. 24

[^f00059]: Article 18 was substituted by Article 40 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by section 8 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and Article 19 was substituted by Article 41 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and amended by section 9 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 5 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00060]: Article 28C was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and is substituted by section 5(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000. See also S.R. 2001 No. 24

[^f00061]: Schedule 4B was inserted by section 3(3) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and is substituted by section 6(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

[^f00062]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)

[^f00063]: Section 72 was amended by Article 64(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)), sections 48 and 54(2) of, and Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2011 No. 356

[^f00064]: Paragraph 10C is inserted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004

[^f00065]: S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9)

[^f00066]: 1968 c. 29 (N.I.); section 2 was amended by Article 13(5) of the Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1344 (N.I. 15)), paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9)) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1965 (N.I. 15)

[^f00067]: S.R. 2005 No. 580

[^f00068]: 2007 c. 3

[^f00069]: Part I was amended by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, paragraph 32(1) and (2) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and is substituted by Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and Schedules 1 and 4 to the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00070]: Article 14(1) was substituted by paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 6 to Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

[^f00071]: Article 3 is substituted by section 26 of the Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

[^f00072]: Section 138 was substituted by section 2(2) of the Child Benefit Act 2005

[^f00073]: Section 142 was substituted by section 56(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 and amended by paragraph 39 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005

[^f00074]: Article 25 was amended by section 2(1) of the Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

Editorial notes

[^key-4066032fe6a2c7d7db860a7290a192b4]: Reg. 1 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3159a306c702de7ee459dc0b9dc8c642]: Reg. 2 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-6bfeef61da9781649fb7d6bdeea3dad6]: Reg. 3 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-7ea40c24581f4387b2b0b595b280e45d]: Reg. 4 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-d2d9f6d8a38014a3236c9a1e036cfcb4]: Reg. 5 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-61644796a04107d2e2472bcdc2b3816f]: Reg. 6 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-e470c2878e7e99b7d4fef5b21fc36b29]: Reg. 7 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-60c1c1256f1475f229fec94a9ee4fb96]: Reg. 8 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-16dab103d5d8e31d2136e42114e5121e]: Reg. 9 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-8f535cef99b0da7253e4ce3bc0c75c3b]: Reg. 10 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-9f0fd30962272547d4e80c5565cede05]: Reg. 11 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-ea683c9352200c323be06eda6882918a]: Reg. 12 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-83062ded3057cf468d52eed0239d9106]: Reg. 13 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-de0b6eaceece111d0a3fc4c82956978a]: Reg. 14 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-2e34f65afc12552ee022108d1037107d]: Reg. 15 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-7b0dbddb7fd768bbe94597c1648db144]: Reg. 16 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3e789710ed427a81b4b65c522eacfbc5]: Reg. 17 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-748cca8cc5b1d47012bc2a3a5fa55d75]: Reg. 18 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-56cbd494b4d6761003c96227ab96dc67]: Reg. 19 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-647e5426dead1568f4b40fc3bd99ca64]: Reg. 20 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-8394fe0018a179ebd5944c663240cb70]: Reg. 21 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-907605c4d6f80aca4919da3bdb18e6b2]: Reg. 22 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-707cfca221274d171efa44939068ca0f]: Reg. 23 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-dc411fe2cb79b1177bd66a4b05c4d7bd]: Reg. 24 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-99ad3411e846f40d7878bd889b54c75a]: Reg. 25 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-e62fc9f40aa0f27b1ef32cf9d6e242df]: Reg. 26 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-c4c1af8164793f3e4d91cf7efa0493f3]: Reg. 27 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-789fe8bd834694c656b02f0345b0f730]: Reg. 28 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-dd456b58b8af8437caaddc2d66e736d6]: Reg. 29 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-e2f86c0b7a7f63a629c3530bcda1ac4b]: Reg. 30 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-5b79c7b68d8903ea46e606ec8767fa55]: Reg. 31 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-5ad0cad6521279026885670a544f0f7d]: Reg. 32 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-d94d39250428dfffabc2c3427481036c]: Reg. 33 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-5096735b46140ba2e678030b007af107]: Reg. 34 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-ac9e6e6c399efe6750a7e9b9aec8de4c]: Reg. 35 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-8b8d2a223a87696eb7d1b4ebed74dae9]: Reg. 36 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-37a46227e5efb6ab3ff379f04c866452]: Reg. 37 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-afa4a841e2676a387035a70c4e7decf5]: Reg. 38 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3ee48081334c42e2bf9392d55549756f]: Reg. 39 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-957db7975123bcf653f5819efcf4639d]: Reg. 40 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-43f0e05603a078178073ab55dca1d5ad]: Reg. 41 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3d888e5e743ae3c39ad9efed71df8774]: Reg. 42 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3e061e17cde47fa873fd4150dbc62497]: Reg. 43 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-1f39d1fd550c8da490d23b59cefa7efa]: Reg. 44 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-fab7de6f1b01cec29c091d8e9ffb9ee5]: Reg. 45 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-60ac6289ea24a470bbf76d405a07cd1a]: Reg. 46 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-0776437a3c9cd4a5e94761716bb68da8]: Reg. 47 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-8e91df24c3d50b6c8ecf778f6196bfcc]: Reg. 48 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-e194ae3bbd3a159409a97f8a4d2e6608]: Reg. 49 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-e93f9f401cb38e371e2193c1b8cf85bc]: Reg. 50 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-0224cc5e0a35d37221749bcaead942b8]: Reg. 51 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-36a219f1204255d17c12aa0fe101b66e]: Reg. 52 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-012810cb1f5df35eda1d5fe88f270fd5]: Reg. 53 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-005cf9ed62b35945fc8f3386a9ac8a8b]: Reg. 54 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-077527698e609a45a8e38ba537931313]: Reg. 55 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-49582d73c5778951aefca040d5569d34]: Reg. 56 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-7cc195a1567e9dab97deb372fcf86d05]: Reg. 57 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-f7863f2dd6b8bc122df6bb4cac9a7dd3]: Reg. 58 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-02fad242ba6b1213bb0dbbdcb70d31dd]: Reg. 59 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-f203059155e72172441fa7d42c2a5e7e]: Reg. 60 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-733dec3f89956a32d608db8a969ebe2e]: Reg. 61 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-2c53161e3c72c2312e622bb53f69fbbc]: Reg. 62 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-75bcc569edc9da9ca13a65788a11341b]: Reg. 63 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-12f068bea51a44f6c05adc210a8c1be9]: Reg. 64 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-3a300a5d5507809b18c852e92ff76f1a]: Reg. 65 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-015272540cfd422438df3358e1a7a504]: Reg. 66 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-a9d1a3b4a526ad324e15d140f93841f3]: Reg. 67 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-d3f5be9079bedda6de05dfb9729224d8]: Reg. 68 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-15218586f53d2b90046c0e17d7bd422d]: Reg. 69 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-d15b67a93b50061509a92dd0868ddf4f]: Reg. 70 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-b2152edda5d039118f277451f7922cc2]: Reg. 71 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-5fed52b8a771032c35e3e207b2f6739f]: Reg. 72 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-81b9ef9e1b415e3dd17cde5917026976]: Reg. 73 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-f0ad1d25b07fa317a817ad967b366c78]: Reg. 74 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-2cd38eeded68d3e16fbef841e7831489]: Reg. 75 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-f329cce0089ac7a8054976256118896e]: Reg. 76 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-9a38c22fec8f08032e3ce6dc27f73656]: Reg. 77 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1

[^key-4987940c5f9478f5ad429959b2c5a75c]: Reg. 33(2) modified (temp.) (29.7.2013) by The Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/201), art. 6(a)

[^key-532f21a2adf0449fc4e8cc0249edbaee]: Reg. 41(1)(a) modified (temp.) (29.7.2013) by The Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/201), art. 6(b)

[^key-cdade6fff7751435bf1e8b8e478b77e1]: Reg. 68(5) modified (temp.) (29.7.2013) by The Child Maintenance (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/201), art. 6(c)

[^key-4c87fcb9a53819dc957b71b1870d4a61]: Reg. 49(4) added (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(4)

[^key-d4ade608c2c870903cae7e9c10c43d8a]: Reg. 53(1): reg. 53 renumbered as reg. 53(1) (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(5)

[^key-9c748735058ac84902a52bb99ec0f12f]: Reg. 53(2) added (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(5)

[^key-568094cb040d6493a722ba3a4db09f8f]: Reg. 76 heading substituted (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(7)

[^key-74d4567691f2778c39840395336c43d9]: Reg. 76(a) inserted (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(7)

[^key-02a7890cd223a36c602b25d7b192a13d]: Reg. 76(b) and word added (30.9.2013) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(2), 8(7)

[^key-9082b30603688c560532a536fe5651f9]: Reg. 33(2A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(2)(b); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-6b1abed9c8afd68a67230e4ff00780f4]: Words in reg. 33(2)(b) omitted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(2)(a)(i); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-9a1f06edc6aa22fe9c5bc18aa6206ee9]: Reg. 33(2)(c) and word added (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(2)(a)(ii); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-9a7791d85179ad9a46db550825ea4c7d]: Words in reg. 41(1)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(3)(a); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-f01dadb916ccc3f4c89dff83b3b293f5]: Words in reg. 41(1)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(3)(b); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-c41e4f5429cb6dbfdd7c46c0381793b6]: Reg. 42 Table substituted (25.11.2013) by The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

[^key-d330eef3abb3c47294dcb4ac493d49fe]: Reg. 68(8)(9) added (25.11.2013) by The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)

[^key-c252eb836a2ccb8f225034dc857d8f21]: Reg. 68(5)(c) and preceding word inserted (25.11.2013) by The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)

[^key-c9ff23315ca002856d316a70cd369562]: Word in reg. 68(5)(a) omitted (25.11.2013) by virtue of The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)

[^key-6ff5f9de568fe61daa13b8eaa4f4c8ce]: Words in reg. 69(1)(c) omitted (25.11.2013) by virtue of The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(4)

[^key-0e70c36a804d2567da19dfc28e817aa2]: Reg. 73(1A) inserted (25.11.2013) by The Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/190), regs. 1(2), 6(5)

[^key-968f85e050a14594ac6d51fd64912387]: Words in reg. 74(2) omitted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/182), regs. 1(4), 8(6); S.R. 2013/276, art. 2(a)

[^key-0d7d4939be99c41478cd5e58c75fdd39]: Words in reg. 63(2)(a)(i) inserted (24.12.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3021), arts. 1, 31(2)(a)

[^key-ef0cf9410c3bb4a3ea3101d0d0865d21]: Reg. 63(2)(aa) inserted (24.12.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3021), arts. 1, 31(2)(b)

[^key-43b89b5f5cf77f3bdadc6c3db3fcc042]: Words in reg. 63(3)(b) inserted (24.12.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3021), arts. 1, 31(2)(c)(i)

[^key-b3e2cfb40be8fc78f21d8e23f9d68104]: Words in reg. 63(3) inserted (24.12.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3021), arts. 1, 31(2)(c)(ii)

[^key-3b2a20f0bc84bc813e059c6fcb1b7953]: Reg. 11(3)-(9) added (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(c)

[^key-b3f62f2f033ee7661f8109140b288d1a]: Words in reg. 11(1) substituted (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)

[^key-ed41bf51a2daca438930b91f7f12b7a7]: Reg. 12(1): reg. 12 renumbered as reg. 12(1) (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(a)

[^key-f5d5e8d9c491b2940074e043430aa5d0]: Words in reg. 12(1) substituted (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(b)

[^key-cb125eb70d8b2de7957fe906266ac6eb]: Reg. 12(2) added (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(c)

[^key-c5d413f13a0720a0c531aa95e9bcc9ba]: Reg. 14(3A) inserted (30.6.2014) by The Child Support (Modification, Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/193), regs. 1(1), 4(4)

[^key-72d8c764ba3b3f8bccdb1fc38ae3ec13]: Pt. 3 Ch. 5A added (23.3.2015) by The Child Support (Modification, Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/116), regs. 1(2), 8(3)

[^key-293faac177fa94dbde4353ea132004ac]: Reg. 14(1)(a) substituted (23.3.2015) by The Child Support (Modification, Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/116), regs. 1(2), 8(2)

[^key-13136ff5870964118899110c639d984d]: Word in reg. 43(1)(g) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 27(a)

[^key-2329ab7642a3fdd29ed6ad52cba6ae1a]: Reg. 43(1)(i) and word inserted (6.4.2016) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 27(b)

[^key-0a16c2f909b48f89604398310cc37863]: Words in reg. 63(2)(a)(i) substituted (20.6.2016) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 39(a)

[^key-f4f4d7dfab0eeceb3b6d5c621a617262]: Reg. 63(2)(f) added (20.6.2016) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 39(d)

[^key-3a9419c2641b4875f657b059dadeddb6]: Reg. 63(2)(a)(iv) and word inserted (20.6.2016) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 39(c)

[^key-03649ea16653c33c38ae99dd5c3936b3]: Words in reg. 63(3)(b) inserted (20.6.2016) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 39(e)

[^key-78a3d3c533767862511bb4a4060d1558]: Word in reg. 63(2)(a)(ii) omitted (20.6.2016) by virtue of The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 39(b)

[^key-d66845d73c13be074c7db1743c241fb9]: Reg. 14A inserted (11.7.2016) by The Social Security, Child Support and Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/208), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(2)

[^key-f5f6df58236563ffb6f42df7c522a254]: Words in reg. 15(4)(b) inserted (11.7.2016) by The Social Security, Child Support and Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/208), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(3)(a)

[^key-e5cef56395e64562a3b5f6e5d3427176]: Words in reg. 15(6) inserted (11.7.2016) by The Social Security, Child Support and Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/208), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(3)(b)

[^key-4145cf0e105325512a5ddd181d24dc54]: Reg. 43(1)(a)(i) omitted (6.4.2017) by virtue of The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/66), arts. 1(2)(c), 27 (with arts. 2, 3)

[^key-50ac3d2b5497fbced45129ff444784d6]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 41(2)(a)

[^key-39c17c27d3a7d225d26a895ca1422f3d]: Words in reg. 2 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 41(2)(b)

[^key-bb7456ed75058fa1f90e6cc2710575e6]: Word in reg. 43(2)(c) omitted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 41(3)(a)(i)

[^key-619186196e0646d6b318cd92efb9b73f]: Word in reg. 43(2)(d) inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 41(3)(a)(ii)