HL Deb 17 May 2004 vol 661 cc296-7GC

2 (1) The orders are—

  1. (a) an order that the respondent must make to the applicant such periodical payments for such term as may be specified;
  2. (b) an order that the respondent must pay to the applicant such lump sum as may be specified;
  3. (c) an order that the respondent must make—
    1. (i) to the applicant for the benefit of a child of the family to whom the application relates, or
    2. (ii) to a child of the family to whom the application relates, such periodical payments for such term as may be specified;
  4. (d) an order that the respondent must pay such lump sum as may be specified—
    1. (i) to the applicant for the benefit of a child of the family to whom the application relates, or
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    2. (ii) to a child of the family to whom the application relates.

(2) The amount of a lump sum specified under sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (d) must not exceed—

  1. (a) £1,000, or
  2. (b) such larger amount as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time by order fix for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.

(3) The power to make an order under sub-paragraph (2) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

(4) An order under sub-paragraph (2) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in the same manner as a statutory instrument; and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) applies accordingly.

(5) "Specified" means specified in the order.