Maintenance [F21assessments] F22calculations

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F21

Word in heading substituted (3.3.2003 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 1(2)(b), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F22

Word in heading substituted (3.3.2003 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 1(2)(b), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F20Maintenance calculations13

1

An application for a maintenance calculation made to the Department shall be dealt with by it in accordance with the provision made by or under this Order.

2

The Department shall (unless it decides not to make a maintenance calculation in response to the application, or makes a decision under Article 14) determine the application by making a decision under this Article about whether any child support maintenance is payable and, if so, how much.

3

Where—

a

a parent is treated under Article 9(3) as having applied for a maintenance calculation; but

b

the Department becomes aware before determining the application that the parent has ceased to fall within Article 9(1),

it shall, subject to paragraph (4), cease to treat that parent as having applied for a maintenance calculation.

4

If it appears to the Department that paragraph (10) of Article 7 would not have prevented the parent with care concerned from making an application for a maintenance calculation under that Article it shall—

a

notify that parent of the effect of this paragraph; and

b

if, before the end of the period of one month beginning with and including the day on which notice was sent to the parent with care, that parent asks the Department to do so, treat that parent as having applied not under Article 9 but under Article 7.

5

Where paragraph (3) applies but paragraph (4) does not, the Department shall notify—

a

the parent with care concerned; and

b

the non-resident parent (or alleged non-resident parent), where it appears to the Department that that person is aware that the parent with care has been treated as having applied for a maintenance calculation.

6

The amount of child support maintenance to be fixed by a maintenance calculation shall be determined in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1 unless an application for a variation has been made and agreed.

7

If the Department has agreed to a variation, the amount of child support maintenance to be fixed shall be determined on the basis it determines under Article 28F(4).

8

Part II of Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to maintenance calculations.

F1Maintenance [F2assessments] F3calculations13

1

Any application for a [F4maintenance assessment] F5maintenance calculation made to the Department shall beF6 dealt with by it in accordance with the provision made by or under this Order.

F71A

Where—

a

an application for a [F8maintenance assessment] F9maintenance calculation is made under Article 9, but

b

the Department becomes aware,F6 before determining the application, that the claim mentioned in paragraph (1) of that Article has been disallowed or withdrawn, the Department shall, subject of paragraph (1B), treat the application as if it had not been made.

1B

If it appears to the Department that paragraph (10) of Article 7 would not have prevent the parent with care concerned from making an application for a [F10maintenance assessment] F11maintenance calculation under that Article the Department shall—

a

notify that parent of the effect of this paragraph, and

b

if, before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which notice was sent to that parent, that parent asks the Department to do so, treat the application as having been made not under Article 9 but under Article 7.

1C

Where the application is not preserved under paragraph (1B) (and so is treated as not having been made) the Department shall notify—

a

the parent with care concerned; and

b

the [F12absent parent] F13non-resident parent (or alleged [F14absent parent] F15non-resident parent), where it appears to him that that person is aware of the application.

2

The amount of child support maintenance to be fixed by any [F16maintenance assessment] F17maintenance calculation shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Part I of Schedule 1.

3

Part II of Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to maintenance [F18assessments] F19calculations.