Guardianship of Minors Act 1971
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Change 1
12B Provisions relating to lump sums.
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of sections 9(2), 10(1)(b) and 11(b) of this Act, an order under any of those provisions for the payment of a lump sum may be made for the purpose of enabling any liabilities or expenses reasonably incurred in maintaining the minor before the making of the order to be met. (2) The amount of any lump-sum required to be paid by an order made by a magistrates court under section 9(2),10(1)(b) or 11(b) of this Act shall not exceed 500£ or such larger amount as the Secretary of State may from time to time by order fix for the purposes of this subsection. Any order made by the Secretary of State under this subsection shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (3) The power of the court under section 9, 10 or 11 of this Act to vary or discharge an order for the making of periodical payments by a parent of a minor shall include the power to make an order under the said section 9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, for the payment of a lump sum by that parent. (4) The amount of any lump sum which a parent may be required to pay by virtue of subsecti on (3) above shall not, in the case of an order made by a magistrates’ court, exceed the maximum amount that may at the time of the making of the order be required to he Paid under subsection (2) above, but a magistrates’ court may make an order for the payment of a lump sum not exceeding that amount notwithstanding that the parent was required to pay a lump sum by a previous order under this Act. (5) An order made under section 9, 10 or ll of this Act for the payment of a lump sum may provide for the payment of that sum by instalments, and where the court provides for the payment of a lump sum by instalments the court, on an application made either by the person liable to pay or the person entitled to receive that sum, shall have power to vary that order by varying the number of instalments payable, the amount of any instalment payable and the date on which any instalment becomes payable.
12B Provisions relating to lump sums.
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of sections 9(2), 10(1)(b) and 11(b) of this Act, an order under any of those provisions for the payment of a lump sum may be made for the purpose of enabling any liabilities or expenses reasonably incurred in maintaining the minor before the making of the order to be met. (2) The amount of any lump-sum required to be paid by an order made by a magistrates court under section 9(2),10(1)(b) or 11(b) of this Act shall not exceed 500£ or such larger amount as the Secretary of State may from time to time by order fix for the purposes of this subsection. Any order made by the Secretary of State under this subsection shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (3) The power of the court under section 9, 10 or 11 of this Act to vary or discharge an order for the making of periodical payments by a parent of a minor shall include the power to make an order under the said section 9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, for the payment of a lump sum by that parent. (4) The amount of any lump sum which a parent may be required to pay by virtue of subsecti on (3) above shall not, in the case of an order made by a magistrates’ court, exceed the maximum amount that may at the time of the making of the order be required to he Paid under subsection (2) above, but a magistrates’ court may make an order for the payment of a lump sum not exceeding that amount notwithstanding that the parent was required to pay a lump sum by a previous order under this Act. (5) An order made under section 9, 10 or ll of this Act for the payment of a lump sum may provide for the payment of that sum by instalments, and where the court provides for the payment of a lump sum by instalments the court, on an application made either by the person liable to pay or the person entitled to receive that sum, shall have power to vary that order by varying the number of instalments payable, the amount of any instalment payable and the date on which any instalment becomes payable.
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