Child Benefit Act 2005

Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) N.I.

27 N.I. The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

28 (1) Section 37 (widowed mother's allowance) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1)(a), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (2), after—

(a) “A child”,

(b) “the child”, in both places, and

(c) “a child”, in both places,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

29 (1) Section 39A (widowed parent's allowance) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (2)(a), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (3), after—

(a) “A child”,

(b) “the child”, in both places, and

(c) “a child”, in both places,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

30 (1) Section 77 (guardian's allowance) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after—

(a) “a child”, and

(b) “that child”,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “child's parents”, in each place, substitute “ parents of the child or qualifying young person ”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and

(b) for “child's parent's” substitute “ parents of the child or qualifying young person ”.

(5) In subsection (4), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(6) In subsection (5), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(7) In subsection (7), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(8) In subsection (8)—

(a) after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and

(b) for “a child's parents” substitute “ the parents of a child or qualifying young person ”.

(9) In subsection (9), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(10) In subsection (10), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(11) In subsection (11), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I4 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 31 repealed (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 36(1)(m), (p), (2), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with s. 14(2))

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Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 32 repealed (6.4.2010) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 19(4)(b), Sch. 6 Pt. 2 (with ss. 4(5)-(8))

33 (1) Section 114 (persons maintaining dependants etc.) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (3), after “children” insert “ or qualifying young persons ”.

Commencement Information

I5 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

34 (1) Section 121(1) (Parts 1 to 6: interpretation) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) For the definition of “child” substitute—

““child” has the same meaning as in Part 9 of this Act;”.

(3) Insert at the appropriate place—

““qualifying young person” has the same meaning as in Part 9 of this Act;”.

Commencement Information

I6 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

35 (1) Section 139 (child benefit: person responsible for child) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after “child”, in each place except in the phrase “child benefit”, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (2), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “child's” substitute “ fact that the child or qualifying young person is ”,

(b) in paragraph (a), for “full-time education by attendance at a recognised educational establishment” substitute “ education or training of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury ”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), omit “being,”.

(5) In subsection (4)—

(a) after “any child” and “for the child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and

(b) for “of the child” substitute “ of him ”.

(6) In subsection (5), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(7) In the heading, for “child” substitute “ child or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I7 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

36 (1) Section 140 (child benefit: exclusions and priority) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) Omit subsection (1).

(3) In subsection (2), omit “in other cases”.

(4) In subsection (3), after “same child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I8 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

37 N.I. In section 141(2) (different rates of child benefit by reference to age of child), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I9 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

38 (1) Section 141A (entitlement to child benefit after death of child) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after—

(a) “a child”, and

(b) “the child”,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (4), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(4) In the heading, after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I10 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

39 (1) Section 142 (child benefit: presence in Northern Ireland) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “a child or other” substitute “ any ”, and

(b) for “this section” substitute “ subsection (1) or (2) above ”.

Commencement Information

I11 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

40 (1) Section 143 (child benefit: interpretation and supplementary) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), omit the definition of “recognised educational establishment”.

(3) In subsection (3), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I12 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

41 (1) Part 5 of Schedule 4 (rates of industrial injuries benefits) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraphs 1 and 4, in the second column, in paragraph (a), omit “child or adult”.

(3) In paragraph 12—

(a) in the first column, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”, and

(b) in the second column, for “qualifying child” substitute “ child or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I13 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

42 (1) Schedule 7 (industrial injuries benefits) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph 4—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (4), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”,

and in the heading before that paragraph, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.

(3) In paragraph 5(1), after “child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(4) In paragraph 6(1)—

(a) after “nor a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and

(b) for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”.

(5) In paragraph 16(2)(a), after “children” insert “ or qualifying young persons ”.

(6) In paragraph 18—

(a) for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”,

(b) after “that child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and

(c) after “those children”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young persons ”,

and in the heading before that paragraph, for “Children of deceased's” substitute “ Deceased's ”.

(7) In paragraph 19, after “child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and in the heading before that paragraph, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.

Commencement Information

I14 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

43 (1) Schedule 9 (exclusions from entitlement to child benefit) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “a child” and “the child”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), after “a child”,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and, in the heading before it, after “Children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.

(3) Omit paragraph 2 (and the heading before it).

(4) In paragraph 3, after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and, in the heading before it, after “Children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.

Commencement Information

I15 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6

44 (1) Schedule 10 (priority between persons entitled to child benefit) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In paragraph 1(1), after—

(a) “a child”, and

(b) “that child”,

insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(3) In the heading before paragraph 2, after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

(4) In paragraph 4, after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.

Commencement Information

I16 Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6