Persons of a prescribed descriptionE+W+S
14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person of a prescribed description for the purposes of section 20(11) of the Act as it applies to income support (definition of the family) and section 23(1) [F1and (3)] of the Act (trade disputes) is a person aged 16 or over but under 19 who is treated as a child for the purposes of section 2 of the Child Benefit Act 1975 (meaning of child), and in these Regulations such a person is referred to as a “young person”.
[F2(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person who is—
(a)receiving advanced education within the meaning of regulation 12(2) (relevant education);
(b)entitled to income support or would, but for section 134(2) (provision against dual entitlement of members of family) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, be so entitled; or
(c)a person to whom section 6 of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 (exclusion from benefits) applies.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 14(1) substituted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 5
F2Reg. 14(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3070), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 14 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1