Amendments to the Family Credit Regulations
18. After regulation 49 insert the following regulation—
“Surrendering an award following birth or adoption etc. of child
49ZA.—(1) An existing award of working families' tax credit shall cease to have effect if the claimant or partner elects, by notice to the Board, to surrender it following the birth of a child, the adoption of a child or young person or the granting of a parental order for a surrogate child.
(2) The award shall terminate with effect from—
(a)the day on which the notice is given to the Board, if that day is a Monday, or
(b)the Monday following the day on which the notice is given to the Board, if that day is other than a Monday.”.