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Child Support Act 1991

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14 Information required by Secretary of State.

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring any information or evidence needed for the determination of any application made ... under this Act, or any question arising in connection with such an application ... , or needed for the making of any decision or in connection with the imposition of any condition or requirement under this Act, or needed in connection with the collection or enforcement of child support or other maintenance under this Act, to be furnished— (a) by such persons as may be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State; and (b) in accordance with the regulations. (1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for notifying any person who is required to furnish any information or evidence under the regulations of the possible consequences of failing to do so. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising the disclosure by the Secretary of State ... , in such circumstances as may be prescribed, of such information held by the Secretary of State for purposes of this Act as may be prescribed. (4) The provisions of Schedule 2 (which relate to information which is held for purposes other than those of this Act but which is required by the Secretary of State) shall have effect.

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14 Information required by Secretary of State.

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring any information or evidence needed for the determination of any application made ... under this Act, or any question arising in connection with such an application ... , or needed for the making of any decision or in connection with the imposition of any condition or requirement under this Act, or needed in connection with the collection or enforcement of child support or other maintenance under this Act, to be furnished— (a) by such persons as may be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State; and (b) in accordance with the regulations. (1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for notifying any person who is required to furnish any information or evidence under the regulations of the possible consequences of failing to do so. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising the disclosure by the Secretary of State ... , in such circumstances as may be prescribed, of such information held by the Secretary of State for purposes of this Act as may be prescribed. (4) The provisions of Schedule 2 (which relate to information which is held for purposes other than those of this Act but which is required by the Secretary of State) shall have effect.

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