F1Variations

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Ss. 28A-28C substituted for ss. 28A-28C (10.11.2000 for specified purposes, 3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 5(2), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.

C128BF1 Preliminary consideration of applications.

1

Where an application for a variation has been duly made to the F3Secretary of State, F3the Secretary of State may give it a preliminary consideration.

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F4The Secretary of State may on completing such a preliminary consideration, reject the application (and proceed to make F5a decision on the application for a maintenance calculation without any variation) if it appears to F2the F6Secretary of State—

a

that there are no grounds on which F7a variation could be agreed to;

b

that F8the Secretary of State has insufficient information to make a decision on the application for the maintenance calculation under section 11 (apart from any information needed in relation to the application for a variation), and therefore that F8the Secretary of State’s decision would be made under section 12(1); or

c

that other prescribed circumstances apply.