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Child Support Act 1991

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39C Period for which orders under section 39B are to have effect

(1) Disqualification by an order under section 39B shall be for such period not exceeding two years as the court may specify in the order. (2) On making an order under section 39B, the court may include in the order provision suspending the running of the period for which the order is to have effect until such day and on such conditions (if any) as the court thinks just. (3) After making such an order the court may by order suspend the running of the period for which it has effect until such day and on such conditions (if any) as the court thinks just. (4) The powers conferred by subsections (2) and (3) may be exercised by the court only— (a) if the person against whom the order under section 39B is made agrees to pay the amount specified in the order; or (b) if the court is satisfied that the suspension in question is justified by exceptional circumstances. (5) The Secretary of State may make a further application under section 39B if the amount specified in an order under that section has not been paid in full by the end of the period for which the order has effect.

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39C Period for which orders under section 39B are to have effect

(1) Disqualification by an order under section 39B shall be for such period not exceeding two years as the court may specify in the order. (2) On making an order under section 39B, the court may include in the order provision suspending the running of the period for which the order is to have effect until such day and on such conditions (if any) as the court thinks just. (3) After making such an order the court may by order suspend the running of the period for which it has effect until such day and on such conditions (if any) as the court thinks just. (4) The powers conferred by subsections (2) and (3) may be exercised by the court only— (a) if the person against whom the order under section 39B is made agrees to pay the amount specified in the order; or (b) if the court is satisfied that the suspension in question is justified by exceptional circumstances. (5) The Secretary of State may make a further application under section 39B if the amount specified in an order under that section has not been paid in full by the end of the period for which the order has effect.

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