PART 2ENTITLEMENT

In Northern Ireland

Crown servants and members of Her Majesty's forces posted overseas10

1

The following persons do not have to meet the basic condition to be in Northern Ireland—

a

a Crown servant or member of Her Majesty's forces posted overseas;

b

in the case of joint claimants, the partner of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) while they are accompanying the person on that posting.

2

A person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is posted overseas if the person is performing overseas the duties of a Crown servant or member of Her Majesty's forces and was, immediately before their posting or the first of consecutive postings, habitually resident in the United Kingdom.

3

In this regulation—

  • Crown servant” means a person holding an office or employment under the Crown, and

  • Her Majesty's forces” has the meaning in the Armed Forces Act 2006 M1.