Miscellaneous and supplemental

51 Supplementary powers to make regulations.

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as he considers appropriate in connection with any provision made by or under this Act.

2

The regulations may, in particular, make provision—

a

as to the procedure to be followed with respect to—

i

the making of applications for maintenance F4calculations;

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the making of decisions under section 11;

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the making of decisions under section 16 or 17;

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extending the categories of case to which section 16, 17 or 20 applies;

c

as to the date on which an application for a F3maintenance calculation is to be treated as having been made;

d

for attributing payments made under maintenance F4calculations to the payment of arrears;

e

for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of the retrospective effect of a F3maintenance calculation, of amounts payable under the F4calculation;

f

for the adjustment, for the purpose of taking account of over-payments or under-payments of child support maintenance, of amounts payable under a F3maintenance calculation;

g

as to the evidence which is to be required in connection with such matters as may be prescribed;

h

as to the circumstances in which any official record or certificate is to be conclusive (or in Scotland, sufficient) evidence;

i

with respect to the giving of notices or other documents;

j

for the rounding up or down of any amounts calculated, estimated or otherwise arrived at in applying any provision made by or under this Act.

3

No power to make regulations conferred by any other provision of this Act shall be taken to limit the powers given to the Secretary of State by this section.