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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

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31 Power to treat liability as satisfied

After section 41B of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48) insert— Power to treat liability as satisfied 41C (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off liabilities to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies; (b) make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off against a person's liability to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies a payment made by the person which is of a prescribed description. (2) Liability to pay child support maintenance shall be treated as satisfied to the extent that it is the subject of setting off under regulations under subsection (1). (3) In subsection (1), the references to child support maintenance to which this section applies are to child support maintenance for the collection of which the Commission is authorised to make arrangements.

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31 Power to treat liability as satisfied

After section 41B of the Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48) insert— Power to treat liability as satisfied 41C (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off liabilities to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies; (b) make provision enabling the Commission in prescribed circumstances to set off against a person's liability to pay child support maintenance to which this section applies a payment made by the person which is of a prescribed description. (2) Liability to pay child support maintenance shall be treated as satisfied to the extent that it is the subject of setting off under regulations under subsection (1). (3) In subsection (1), the references to child support maintenance to which this section applies are to child support maintenance for the collection of which the Commission is authorised to make arrangements.

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