Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023

2023 Chapter 35

An Act to make provision about the enforcement of child support maintenance and other maintenance; and for connected purposes.

Enacted [20th July 2023]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

^I11 Interpretation¶

In this Act—

“the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991;
“the 2008 Act” means the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.

^I22 Making of liability order¶

In section 32M of the 1991 Act (as inserted by section 25 of the 2008 Act) (liability orders), for subsection (1) substitute—

^I33 Power to vary liability order¶

In section 32N of the 1991 Act (as inserted by section 25 of the 2008 Act) (regulations about liability orders), in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—

^I44 Appeal of liability order¶

^I41 The 1991 Act is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

^I42 In section 32N (as inserted by section 25 of the 2008 Act) (regulations about liability orders), after subsection (2) insert—

^I43 In section 32M (as inserted by section 25 of the 2008 Act) (liability orders), in subsection (3) for “section 20” in both places substitute “regulations under section 32N(3)”.

^I44 In section 52 (regulations and orders), in subsection (2A), after paragraph (a) insert—

^I65 In Schedule 7 to the 2008 Act (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraph 1(3) to (6).

^I75 Consequential amendments¶

In section 59 of the 2008 Act (transition)—

a in subsection (4), omit “20(5A),”;

b in subsection (5)—

i omit “20(7A),”;

ii after “32M,” insert “32N,”.

^I56 Extent, commencement and short title¶

1 This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2 Section 1 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

3 Section 4(5) and section 5 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

4 The rest of this Act comes into force—

a so far as extending to England and Wales, at the same time as section 25 of the 2008 Act comes into force so far as extending to England and Wales;

b so far as extending to Scotland, at the same time as section 25 of the 2008 Act comes into force so far as extending to Scotland.

5 This Act may be cited as the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023.

Footnotes

I1
S. 1 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(2)
I2
S. 2 comes into force in accordance with s. 6(4)
I3
S. 3 comes into force in accordance with s. 6(4)
I4
S. 4(1)-(4) comes into force in accordance with s. 6(4)
I5
S. 6 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 6(2)
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S. 4(5) in force at 20.9.2023, see s. 6(3)
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S. 5 in force at 20.9.2023, see s. 6(3)