Commencement
549.The following provisions will come into force on Royal Assent:
section 55;
subsection (8) of section 59;
section 61; and
section 63.
550.Section 35 (relating to Scottish maintenance agreements) will come into force on the day after the day of Royal Assent. The remaining provisions come into force on such days as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
Hansard References
The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament.
| Stage | Date | Hansard Reference |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | ||
| Introduction | 05 June 2007 | Vol. 461 Col. 137 |
| Second Reading | 4 July 2007 | Vol.462 Col. 981 |
| Committee | 7 July 2007, 7 July 2007, 19 July 2007,19 July 2007, 24 July 2007, 24 July 2007, 9 October 2007, 9 October 2007, 11 October 2007, 11 October 2007, 16 October 2007, 16 October 2007 | Child Maintenance and Other Payments Committee |
| Re-introduction and Second Reading | 07 November 2007 | Vol. 467 Col. 142 |
| Report and Third Reading | 03 December 2007 | Vol. 468 Col. 575 and Col 639 |
| House of Lords | ||
| Introduction | 04 December 2007 | Vol. 468 Col. 1610 |
| Second Reading | 18 December 2007 | Vol. 697 Col. 581 |
| Committee | 29 January 2008, | Vol. 698 Col, GC275 |
| 31 January 2008, | Vol. 698 Col. GC379 | |
| 5 February 2008, | Vol. 698 Col. GC495 | |
| 7 February 2008, | Vol. 698 Col. GC615 | |
| 20 February 2008 | Vol. 699 Col. GC1 | |
| Consideration of Motion | 5 March 2008 | Vol. 699 Col 1094 |
| Report | 7 May 2008 and 13 May 2008 | Vol. 701 Col. 642, Col. 945 |
| Third Reading | 2 June 2008 | Vol. 702 Col. 30 |
| Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments | ||
| Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments | 3 June 2008 | Vol. 476 Cols. 648-686 |
| Royal Assent - 5 June 2008 - House of Commons Hansard Vol. 476 Col 937 | ||
