36. The Minister shall pay to the creditor of support twice a month the amount of the support and arrears he has collected.
The Minister may, however, in the cases and on the conditions prescribed by regulation, pay to the creditor, for a period not exceeding three months, sums of money up to a maximum amount of $1,000 to stand in lieu of support payments. Such sums are paid in the name of the debtor and are recoverable from him, or, where applicable, from the person referred to in the second paragraph of section 20.
The Government may, by regulation, provide for an increase in the maximum amount that the Minister may pay under the second paragraph and an increase in the maximum period during which such payments are authorized.
1995, c. 18, s. 36; 2011, c. 6, s. 224.