PART 3 SInterpretation
Meaning of “child”, “birth” and “born”S
9.—(1) In this schedule, except in paragraph 1(d)(i)(bb)—
“child” includes still-born child;
“birth” includes still-birth and “born” is to be construed accordingly;
“still-born child” and “still-birth” have the meanings given in section 56(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 M1.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) also applies for the purpose of interpreting—
(a)the definition of “application window” in regulation 5(5) (which relates to the nomination of a date on which an application for assistance is to be treated as having been made); and
(b)paragraph 3 of schedule 1 (which describes circumstances in which a determination of entitlement is to be made by the Scottish Ministers without an application).
Marginal Citations
M11965 c.49. The definition of “still-born child” is amended by the Still-Birth (Definition) Act 1992 (c.29), section 1(2).
Meaning of “sure start maternity grant”S
10. In this schedule, “sure start maternity grant” means a payment under—
(a)regulation 5(1) of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 M2; or
(b)regulation 5(1) of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 M3.
Marginal Citations
M2S.I. 2005/3061; there are amendments but none relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
M3S.R. 2005/506; there are amendments but none relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.