LegalizeThe Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996
Made: 14th October 1996
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 30(4) of the Child Support Act 1995[^f00001], hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Child Support Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996.
- (2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections, Schedules and paragraphs of a Schedule are references to sections of, Schedules to, and paragraphs of a Schedule to the Child Support Act 1995.
Appointed days
2
- (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 14th October 1996.
- (2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order is 2nd December 1996.
SCHEDULE
PART I — PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 14th OCTOBER 1996
| Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Section 1(1), for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28A of the Child Support Act 1991[^f00002] inserted by it | Application for a departure direction |
| Section 1(2) and Schedule 1, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4A to the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by Schedule 1 | Application for a departure direction |
| Section 2, in respect of the insertion of section 28B(2) and (3) into the Child Support Act 1991, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28B(2) of the Child Support Act 1991 | Preliminary consideration of applications |
| Section 3, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28C of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it | Imposition of a regular payments condition |
| Section 5, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28E of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it | Matters to be taken into account |
| Section 6(1), for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28F of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it | Departure directions |
| Section 6(2) and Schedule 2, for the purposes only of making regulations under Schedule 4B to the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by Schedule 2 | Departure directions |
| Section 7, for the purposes only of making regulations under section 28G of the Child Support Act 1991 inserted by it | Effect and duration of departure directions |
| Section 9, in respect of the insertion of section 28I(5) into the Child Support Act 1991 | Transitional provisions |
| Section 10 | Child maintenance bonus |
| Section 26, so far as not already in force | Regulations and orders |
| Schedule 3 in the respects specified below, and section 30(5) so far as it relates to them— | Minor and consequential amendments |
| paragraph 1, so far as not already in force | |
| paragraph 20 |
PART II — PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 2nd DECEMBER 1996
| Provisions of the Child Support Act 1995 | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Section 1(1), so far as not already in force | Application for a departure direction |
| Section 1(2) and Schedule 1, inserting Schedule 4A into the Child Support Act 1991, so far as not already in force | Application for a departure direction |
| Section 2, in respect of the insertion of section 28B(1), (2) (so far as not already in force), (3) (so far as not already in force), (4) and (5) into the Child Support Act 1991 | Preliminary consideration of applications |
| Section 3, so far as not already in force | Imposition of a regular payments condition |
| Section 4 | Determination of applications |
| Section 5, so far as not already in force | Matters to be taken into account |
| Section 6(1), so far as not already in force | Departure directions |
| Section 6(2) and Schedule 2, inserting Schedule 4B into the Child Support Act 1991, so far as not already in force | Departure directions |
| Section 7, so far as not already in force | Effect and duration of departure directions |
| Section 8 | Appeals in relation to applications for departure directions |
| Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and section 30(5) so far as it relates to them— | Minor and consequential amendments |
| paragraphs 6, 7 and 17 |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
A. J. B. Mitchell — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 14th October 1996
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force most of the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Child Support Act 1995. The commencement dates are—
- (a) 14th October 1996 for the provisions listed in Part I of the Schedule to the Order;
- (b) 2nd December 1996 for the provisions listed in Part II of the Schedule to the Order
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1995 c. 34.
[^f00002]: 1991 c. 48.
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