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Tax Credits Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER 21

An Act to make provision for tax credits; to amend the law about child benefit and guardian’s allowance; and for connected purposes.

[8th July 2002]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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C2Act applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (16.6.2014) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1230), reg. 12(2)-(6) (as amended 1.5.2016) by S.I. 2016/232, regs. 1(2), 2

C3Act applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1230), reg. 12A(2), Sch. 1 (as inserted (13.10.2014) by S.I. 2014/1626, regs. 1(2), 4(1); as renumbered (24.7.2019) by S.I. 2019/1152, regs. 1(2), 3(8); and as amended (29.6.2023) by S.I. 2023/543, regs. 1(1), 6(5)(a))

C4Act applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (5.6.2016 for specified purposes) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/226), regs. 10(2)-(6), 11(2), Sch. (as amended (25.9.2017) by S.I. 2017/781, arts. 1, 8(3))

C5Act applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (coming into force in accordance with reg 1 of the amending Regulations) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/226), reg. 10(2)-(6)

C6Act applied (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with reg.1 of the amending Regulations) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/226), Sch. paras. 1-10

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