Meaning of qualifying child5
1
A child is a qualifying child for the purposes of the Act until the last day of the week in which falls the 1st September following the child’s eleventh birthday.
2
A disabled child is a qualifying child for the purposes of the Act until the last day of the week in which falls the 1st September following the child’s sixteenth birthday.
3
If at any time any provisions of the Act are in force only in relation to children who have not reached a day earlier than the day referred to in paragraph (1) (“the relevant day”), paragraph (1) has effect for the purposes of the Act as if the reference in that paragraph to the relevant day were a reference to that earlier day.
4
If at any time any provisions of the Act are in force only in relation to disabled children who have not reached a day earlier than the day referred to in paragraph (2) (“the relevant day”), paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of the Act as if the reference in that paragraph to the relevant day were a reference to that earlier day.
5
For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4), “disabled child” means—
a
a child in respect of whom any of the following is being paid—
i
disability living allowance;
ii
personal independence payment;
iii
armed forces independence payment;
iv
an allowance or payment made under the law of another EEA state which is substantially similar in character to an allowance or payment within paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii); or
b
a child who is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.