Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2780 (C.66)

The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998

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Savings and transitional provisions
     3.  - (1) From and including 16th November 1998 the references in section 16(1) and (6) of the Child Support Act 1991[2] to a decision of the Secretary of State shall be treated as including references to a decision of the child support officer made on or before the coming into force of section 1(c).

    (2) From and including 16th November 1998 until the coming into force of section 41, section 16(1) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall have effect as if the reference to section 17 were omitted.

    (3) From and including 16th November 1998 until the coming into force of section 44, section 16(3) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall have effect as if the reference to section 28ZC were omitted.

    (4) Notwithstanding the commencement of section 40, section 16 of the Child Support Act 1991 shall continue to apply with respect to any maintenance assessment which takes effect for the purposes of that Act on or before 8th December 1996 as though section 40 had not been commenced.

    (5) Notwithstanding the commencement of paragraph 46(a) of Schedule 7, section 5192)(a)(iii) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall continue to apply with respect to-

(a) reviews under section 16 of that Act of maintenance assessments to which paragraph (4) of this article applies; and

(b) reviews under sections 17 to 19 of that Act as though paragraph 46(a) had not been commenced until such time as section 41 is commenced.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.


P. Hollis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security

12th November 1998

[2] 1991 c. 48.back