The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012

InterpretationE+W+S

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;

[F1“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance, and a contribution-based allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as that Act has effect apart from those provisions;]

[F2“contributory employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M1 as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance, and a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 as that Part has effect apart from those provisions;];

“capped amount” means the figure specified in paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act (or in that sub-paragraph as modified by regulations under paragraph 10A of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act M2);

“couple” has the meaning given by paragraph 10C(5) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act;

“current income” has the meaning given in regulation 37;

[F3“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;]

“the flat rate” means the flat rate of child support maintenance payable under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act;

“gross weekly income” means income calculated under Chapter 1 of Part 4;

“historic income ” has the meaning given in regulation 35;

“HMRC” means Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

“the HMRC figure” has the meaning given in regulation 36;

“income support” means support to which a person is entitled under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M3;

“initial effective date” has the meaning given in regulation 12;

“ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 M4;

“ITTOIA” means the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 M5;

“local authority” means, in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly and, in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council and, in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M6;

“net pay arrangements” means arrangements for relief in respect of pension contributions under section 193 of the Finance Act 2004 M7;

“the nil rate” means the nil rate of child support maintenance payable under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act;

“partner” has the meaning given by paragraph 10C(4) of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act;

“party”, in relation to a maintenance calculation in force or an application for a maintenance calculation, means the non-resident parent, the person with care and, in the case of an application by a child under section 7 of the 1991 Act or a maintenance calculation made in response to such an application, the child in question;

“the PAYE Regulations” means the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 M8;

“qualifying lender” has the meaning given to it in section 376(4) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 M9;

“the reduced rate” means the reduced rate of child support maintenance payable under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act;

“relievable pension contributions” has the meaning given by section 188(2) of the Finance Act 2004;

“review date” has the meaning given in regulation 19;

“self-assessment return” means a return which an individual is required to make and deliver under section 8 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 M10;

“supersession decision” means a decision made under section 17 of the 1991 Act superseding a decision mentioned in subsection (1) of that section;

“state pension credit” means the benefit payable in accordance with section 1 (entitlement) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M11;

“tax year” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007 M12;

“Tribunal Procedure Rules” means the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social (Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 M13; and

“UK social security pension” means a pension to which section 577 of ITEPA applies M14.