The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART 2 Qualifying young persons: prescribed conditions

   1. 2. Introduction

   2. 3. Education and training condition

   3. 4. Continuation of entitlement until 31st August: 16 year olds

   4. 5. Extension period: 16 and 17 year olds

   5. 6. Interruptions

   6. 7. Qualifying young person: terminal dates

   7. 8. Child benefit not payable in respect of qualifying young person: other financial support

4. PART 3 Person responsible for child or qualifying young person

   1. 9. Child or qualifying young person in residential accommodation in prescribed circumstances

   2. 10. Days disregarded in determining whether child or qualifying young person living with someone

   3. 11. Prescribed circumstances relating to contributions and expenditure in respect of child or qualifying young person

5. PART 4 Exclusions and priority

   1. 12. Child benefit not payable: qualifying young person living with another as member of couple

   2. 13. Qualifying young person in a relevant relationship

   3. 14. Election under Schedule 10 to SSCBA and Schedule 10 to SSCB(NI)A

   4. 15. Modification of priority between persons entitled to child benefit

   5. 16. Child or qualifying young persons in detention, care etc.

   6. 17. Child or qualifying young person undergoing imprisonment or detention in legal custody

   7. 18. Child or qualifying young person in care

   8. 19. Interpretation of facts existing in a week

6. PART 5 Entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person

   1. 20. Entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person

7. PART 6 Residence

   1. 21. Circumstances in which a child or qualifying young person treated as being in Great Britain

   2. 22. Application of regulation 24 where the person is in Northern Ireland

   3. 23. Circumstances in which person treated as not being in Great Britain

   4. 24. Persons temporarily absent from Great Britain

   5. 25. Circumstances in which a child or qualifying young person treated as being in Northern Ireland

   6. 26. Application of regulation 28 where person in Great Britain

   7. 27. Circumstances in which person treated as not being in Northern Ireland

   8. 28. Persons temporarily absent from Northern Ireland

   9. 29. Overlap of entitlement to child benefit under both the legislation of Northern Ireland and Great Britain

   10. 30. Crown servants posted overseas

   11. 31. Partners of Crown servants posted overseas

   12. 32. Child or qualifying young persons normally living with Crown servants posted overseas

   13. 33. Transitional provisions for Part 6

8. PART 7 General and supplementary provisions

   1. 34. Persons treated as residing together

   2. 35. Polygamous marriages

   3. 36. Right to child benefit of voluntary organisations

   4. 37. No requirement to state national insurance number

   5. 38. Exception to rules preventing duplicate payment

   6. 39. Use of electronic communications

9. PART 8 Revocations

   1. 40. Revocations

10. Signature

11. Explanatory Note