Search Legislation

The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006, Section 23. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

Circumstances in which person treated as not being in Great BritainU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

23.—(1) A person shall be treated as not being in Great Britain for the purposes of section 146(2) M1 of SSCBA if he is not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.

(2) [F1Paragraph (1) does] not apply to a Crown servant posted overseas or his partner.

(3) A person who is in Great Britain as a result of his deportation, expulsion or other removal by compulsion of law from another country to Great Britain shall be treated as being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom F2....

(4) A person shall be treated as not being in Great Britain for the purposes of section 146(2) of SSCBA where he [F3makes a claim for child benefit on or after 1st May 2004] [F4 and

(a)does not have a right to reside in the United Kingdom;] F5...

[F6(b)has a right to reside by virtue of paragraph (1) of regulation 16 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, but only in a case where a right exists under that regulation because that person satisfies the criteria in paragraph (5) of that regulation][F7; or]

(c)would fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) but for the fact that that person has limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 which has been granted by virtue of

[F8(i)Appendix EU to the immigration rules; or

(ii)having arrived in the United Kingdom with an entry clearance that was granted under Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the immigration rules.]

[F9(4A) Paragraph (4)(b) does not apply to a person who is lawfully working in Great Britain—

(a)who—

(i)made a claim for child benefit before 1st January 2021, and

(i)is a national of a State with which the European Union had, before 1st January 2021, concluded an agreement under Article 217 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union providing in the field of social security for the equal treatment of workers who are nationals of the signatory State and their families; or

(b)who is a national of a State with which the United Kingdom has concluded an agreement which replaces, in whole or in part, an EU Agreement which has ceased to apply in the United Kingdom.]

[F10(4B) Paragraph (4)(c) [F11(i)] does not apply to a person who—

(a)has limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 which has been granted by virtue of Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules;

(b)has been granted such leave in reliance of being a family member of a relevant person of Northern Ireland in accordance with those Rules; and

(c)would have a right to reside under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 if the relevant person of Northern Ireland were an EEA national within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations.]

F12(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F8Reg. 23(4)(c)(i)(ii) substituted for words (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Immigration (Citizens' Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1372), regs. 1(2)(a)(3)(d), 22(2)(a)

F11Word in reg. 23(4B) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Immigration (Citizens' Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1372), regs. 1(2)(a)(3)(d), 22(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Marginal Citations

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

Explanatory Memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources