Family Law PART 1 INTRODUCTION Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and shall come into operation on 10th December 2019. PART 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS FROM BENEFITS Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2 1 The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 8A (deductions from benefits and direct payments to third parties), omit paragraphs 7A (payments in place of payments of child support maintenance) and 7B (arrears of child support maintenance). 3 In Schedule 8C (deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payment to persons with care)— a In paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “maintenance”, for “paragraph 3” substitute “paragraph 3(1)”. b In paragraph 3 (arrears)— i in sub-paragraph (1)— aa omit the words from “Except where” to “his partner”; bb for “£1.20” substitute “£8.40”; cc omit “, subject to sub-paragraph (2),”; ii after sub-paragraph (1), insert— 1A No deduction may be made under sub-paragraph (1) if the beneficiary is liable to pay maintenance. ; iii omit sub-paragraph (2). Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 3 1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 5 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties), omit paragraph 11. 3 In Schedule 6 (deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payments to persons with care)— a In paragraph 1, in the definition of “maintenance”— i for “paragraph 3” substitute “paragraph 3(1)”; ii for “paragraph 4(1)(b)” substitute “paragraph 4(1)(a), (b)”. b In paragraph 3— i in sub-paragraph (1)— aa omit “Except where universal credit is awarded to the beneficiary,”; bb for “£1.20” substitute “£8.40”; cc omit “, subject to sub-paragraph (2),”; dd for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or universal credit”; ii after sub-paragraph (1), insert— 1A No deduction may be made under sub-paragraph (1) if the beneficiary is liable to pay maintenance. ; iii omit sub-paragraph (2). PART 3 WRITE OFF OF ARREARS OF CHILD MAINTENANCE SUPPORT Amendment of the Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations 4 1 The Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 13F (circumstances in which the Department may exercise the power in Article 38E of the Order)— a omit “or” at the end of paragraph (f); b at end of paragraph (g) insert— : or the non-resident parent has been discharged under section 184 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (protected trust deed: discharge of debtor) from liability for the arrears. ; 3 In regulation 13G(2), after “13F(g)” insert— , 13F(h) . PART 4 INFORMATION Amendment of the Child Support Information Regulations 5 1 The Child Support Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4(2) (information from other persons), after sub-paragraph (k), insert— ; a qualifying lender (within the meaning given in Article 14(7) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 ); a trustee or manager of an occupational pension scheme (within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 ). . PART 5 MAINTENANCE CALCULATION Amendment of the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 6 1 The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 35(2) (historic income) substitute— 2 The amount identified as income for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) is to be taken after any deduction for relative pension contributions made by the non-resident parent’s employer in accordance with net pay arrangements. . PART 6 COLLECTION FEE Amendment of the Child Support Fees Regulations 7 1 The Child Support Fees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3(6) (collection fee), from “the payments” to the end, substitute “specifies that payments shall be made to, or through, the Department in accordance with regulation 2(b) of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 .” PART 7 REVOCATIONS Revocation 8 The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 06th December 2019 (L.S.) Anne McCleary A senior officer of the Department for Communities