Child Support Act 1991
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54 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act— “non-resident parent”, has the meaning given in section 3(2); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “application for a variation” means an application under section 28A or 28G; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “benefit Acts” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “charging order” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979; “child benefit” has the same meaning as in the Child Benefit Act 1975; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “child support maintenance” has the meaning given in section 3(6); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “curfew order” has the meaning given in section 39H(1); “deduction from earnings order” has the meaning given in section 31(2); “default maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “deposit-taker” means a person who, in the course of a business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom; “disability living allowance” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995; “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance); “income support” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts; “interim maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12; “liability order” has the meaning given in section 33(2); “maintenance agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(1); “maintenance calculation” means a calculation of maintenance made under this Act and, except in prescribed circumstances, includes a default maintenance decision and an interim maintenance decision; “maintenance order” has the meaning given in section 8(11); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “parent”, in relation to any child, means any person who is in law the mother or father of the child; “parent with care” means a person who is, in relation to a child, both a parent and a person with care. “parental responsibility”, in the application of this Act— to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989; and to Scotland, shall be construed as a reference to “parental responsibilities” within the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “person with care” has the meaning given in section 3(3); “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State; “qualifying child” has the meaning given in section 3(1); “voluntary payment” has the meaning given in section 28J. (2) The definition of “deposit-taker” in subsection (1) is to be read with— (a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (b) any relevant order under that section; and (c) Schedule 2 to that Act.
54 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act— “non-resident parent”, has the meaning given in section 3(2); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “application for a variation” means an application under section 28A or 28G; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “benefit Acts” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “charging order” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979; “child benefit” has the same meaning as in the Child Benefit Act 1975; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “child support maintenance” has the meaning given in section 3(6); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “curfew order” has the meaning given in section 39H(1); “deduction from earnings order” has the meaning given in section 31(2); “default maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “deposit-taker” means a person who, in the course of a business, may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom; “disability living allowance” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995; “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance); “income support” has the same meaning as in the benefit Acts; “interim maintenance decision” has the meaning given in section 12; “liability order” has the meaning given in section 33(2); “maintenance agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(1); “maintenance calculation” means a calculation of maintenance made under this Act and, except in prescribed circumstances, includes a default maintenance decision and an interim maintenance decision; “maintenance order” has the meaning given in section 8(11); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “parent”, in relation to any child, means any person who is in law the mother or father of the child; “parent with care” means a person who is, in relation to a child, both a parent and a person with care. “parental responsibility”, in the application of this Act— to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989; and to Scotland, shall be construed as a reference to “parental responsibilities” within the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “person with care” has the meaning given in section 3(3); “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State; “qualifying child” has the meaning given in section 3(1); “voluntary payment” has the meaning given in section 28J. (2) The definition of “deposit-taker” in subsection (1) is to be read with— (a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (b) any relevant order under that section; and (c) Schedule 2 to that Act.
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