Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2656

Family Law

Child Support

The Child Support (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Made

7th October 2008

Laid before Parliament

10th October 2008

Coming into force

1st November 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(2) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008( 1 ):

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st November 2008.

The Employment Act 2002

2. In section 13(2) of the Employment Act 2002( 2 ) (supply of information held by the Board)—

(a) in paragraphs (a) and (b), after “Secretary of State” in each place it occurs, insert “, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission”; and

(b) after “war pensions” add “and in relation to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, any function of that Commission”.

The Sexual Offences Act 2003

3. —(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003( 3 ) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 94 (Part 2: supply of information to Secretary of State etc for verification)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) after paragraph (a) insert—

“ (aa) the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, ” ; and

(ii) in paragraph (c), after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission”;

(b) in subsection (4), in paragraph (a)(i) after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission”; and

“ (aa) in relation to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, any function of that Commission, ” .

(3) In section 95 (Part 2: supply of information by Secretary of State etc)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“ (aa) the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, ” ; and

(b) in subsection (3)(a), after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission”.

The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

4. —(1) Regulation 1(3) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999( 4 ) (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “clerk to the appeal tribunal” insert—

“ “the Commission” means the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; ” .

(3) In paragraph (a) of the definition of “official error”—

(a) after the words “Work and Pensions” insert “, the Commission”; and

(b) after the words “the Department” insert “, the Commission” in each place it occurs.

(4) In the definition of “party to the proceedings” after “the Secretary of State” insert “or where the proceedings relate to child support, the Commission”.

James Purnell

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

7th October 2008

( 1 )

2008 c.6 .

( 2 )

2002 c.22 .

( 3 )

2003 c.42 .

( 4 )

S.I. 1999/991 , amended by S.I. 2002/1379 , S.I. 1999/2570 and S.I. 2008/2544 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

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Defined Term	Section/Article	ID	Scope of Application
official error	reg. 4.	def_a9e55c07be
war pensions	reg. 2.	def_7114f37ad9