The Child Support (Voluntary Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
These Regulations are made pursuant to Article 28J of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (“the Order”) as inserted by section 19 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (“the Act”). Article 28J of the Order provides for the Department for Social Development (“the Department”) to offset against child support maintenance arrears, or to adjust a maintenance calculation to take account of, voluntary payments.