§ 121 Schedule 1, page 39, line 20, at end insert—
593§ '(e) where a new maintenance assessment is made with respect to any qualifying child with respect to whom the assessment in question was in force immediately before the making of the new assessment.
§ (1A) A maintenance assessment made in response to an application under section 4 or 7 shall be cancelled by a child support officer if the person on whose application the assessment was made asks him to do so.
§ (1B) A maintenance assessment made in response to an application under section 6 shall be cancelled by a child support officer if—
- (a) the person on whose application the assessment was made ("the applicant") asks him to do so; and
- (b) he is satisfied that the applicant has ceased to fall within subsection (1) of that section.'.
§ 122 Page 39, line 26, at end insert—
§ '(2A) Where—
- (a) at any time a maintenance assessment is in force but a child support officer would no longer have jurisdiction to make it if it were to be applied for at that time; and
- (b) the assessment has not been cancelled, or has not ceased to have effect, under or by virtue of any other provision made by or under this Act,
§ it shall be taken to have continuing effect unless cancelled by a child support officer in accordance with such prescribed provision (including provision as to the effective date of cancellation) as the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make.'.
§ 123 Page 39, line 30, after 'sub-paragraph', insert '(2A) or'.
§ 124 Page 39, line 32, leave out 'under this paragraph'.
§ 125 Page 39, line 42, after 'such', insert 'supplemental, incidental or'.
§ Lard HenleyMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 121 to 125 en bloc. These amendments amend paragraph 16 of Schedule 1, which deals with the termination of assessments. These various amendments expand the provisions detailing the circumstances when assessments can be cancelled and make minor drafting amendments.
§ Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 121 to 125.—(Lond Henley.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.