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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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C1Act modified (temp. from 1.1.2003) by The Tax Credits (Appeals) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3196), regs. 1(2), 24, 25
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 The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (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))
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