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1E+W+SThe Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
2(1)Section 37 (widowed mother's allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1)(a), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (2), after—
(a)“A child”,
(b)“the child”, in both places, and
(c)“a child”, in both places,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I2Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
3(1)Section 39A (widowed parent's allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (2)(a), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (3), after—
(a)“A child”,
(b)“the child”, in both places, and
(c)“a child”, in both places,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I3Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
4(1)Section 77 (guardian's allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“that child”,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (2), for “child's parents”, in each place, substitute “ parents of the child or qualifying young person ”.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(b)for “child's parent's” substitute “ parents of the child or qualifying young person ”.
(5)In subsection (4), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(6)In subsection (5), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(7)In subsection (7), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(8)In subsection (8)—
(a)after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(b)for “a child's parents” substitute “ the parents of a child or qualifying young person ”.
(9)In subsection (9), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(10)In subsection (10), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(11)In subsection (11), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I4Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
5E+W+SIn section 82(4) (increase in maternity allowance)—
(a)after “nor a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(b)for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”.
Commencement Information
I5Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 6 repealed (26.9.2007) by Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22), ss. 4(1), 30(3), Sch. 7 Pt. 2 (with s. 4(5))
7(1)Section 114 (persons maintaining dependants etc.) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (3), after “children” insert “ or qualifying young persons ”.
Commencement Information
I6Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
8(1)Section 122(1) (Parts 1 to 6: interpretation) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)For the definition of “child” substitute—
““child” has the same meaning as in Part 9 of this Act;”.
(3)Insert at the appropriate place—
““qualifying young person” has the same meaning as in Part 9 of this Act;”.
Commencement Information
I7Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
9(1)Section 143 (child benefit: person responsible for child) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), after “child”, in each place except in the phrase “child benefit”, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (2), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)for “child's” substitute “ fact that the child or qualifying young person is ”,
(b)in paragraph (a), for “full-time education by attendance at a recognised educational establishment” substitute “ education or training of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury ”, and
(c)in paragraph (c), omit “being,”.
(5)In subsection (4)—
(a)after “any child” and “for the child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(b)for “of the child” substitute “ of him ”.
(6)In subsection (5), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(7)In the heading, for “child” substitute “ child or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I8Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
10(1)Section 144 (child benefit: exclusions and priority) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)Omit subsection (1).
(3)In subsection (2), omit “in other cases”.
(4)In subsection (3), after “same child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I9Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
11E+W+SIn section 145(2) (different rates of child benefit by reference to age of child), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I10Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
12(1)Section 145A (entitlement to child benefit after death of child) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“the child”,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (4), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(4)In the heading, after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I11Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
13(1)Section 146 (child benefit: presence in Great Britain) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)for “a child or other” substitute “ any ”, and
(b)for “this section” substitute “ subsection (1) or (2) above ”.
Commencement Information
I12Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
14(1)Section 147 (child benefit: interpretation and supplementary) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), omit the definition of “recognised educational establishment”.
(3)In subsection (3), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I13Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
15(1)Part 5 of Schedule 4 (rates of industrial injuries benefits) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraphs 1 and 4, in the second column, in paragraph (a), omit “child or adult”.
(3)In paragraph 12—
(a)in the first column, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”, and
(b)in the second column, for “qualifying child” substitute “ child or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I14Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
16(1)Schedule 7 (industrial injuries benefits) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph 4—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (4), after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”,
and in the heading before that paragraph, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.
(3)In paragraph 5(1), after “child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(4)In paragraph 6(1)—
(a)after “nor a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(b)for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”.
(5)In paragraph 16(2)(a), after “children” insert “ or qualifying young persons ”.
(6)In paragraph 18—
(a)for “a child or children” substitute “ one or more children or qualifying young persons ”,
(b)after “that child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”, and
(c)after “those children”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young persons ”,
and in the heading before that paragraph, for “Children of deceased's” substitute “ Deceased's ”.
(7)In paragraph 19, after “child”, in each place, insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and in the heading before that paragraph, after “children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.
Commencement Information
I15Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
17(1)Schedule 9 (exclusions from entitlement to child benefit) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph 1, after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“the child”,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and, in the heading before it, after “Children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.
(3)Omit paragraph 2 (and the heading before it).
(4)In paragraph 3, after “a child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”; and, in the heading before it, after “Children” insert “ and qualifying young persons ”.
Commencement Information
I16Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
18(1)Schedule 10 (priority between persons entitled to child benefit) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph 1(1), after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“that child”,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(3)In the heading before paragraph 2, after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
(4)In paragraph 4, after “child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I17Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
19E+W+SThe Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I18Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
20(1)Section 13 (necessity of application for child benefit) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1C), after “children” insert “ or qualifying young persons ”.
(3)In subsection (2), after “same child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I19Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
21E+W+SIn section 73(2)(c) and (5)(c) (overlapping benefits), omit “child or adult”.
Commencement Information
I20Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
22E+W+SIn section 80 (child benefit: overlap with benefits under legislation of other member States), after “any child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I21Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
23E+W+SIn section 155(6) (effect of alteration of rates of benefit), after “child” insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I22Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
24E+W+SIn section 157(2) (effect of alteration of rates of child benefit), after “a child”, in both places, insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I23Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
25E+W+SIn section 158(1) (treatment of excess benefit as paid on account of child benefit), after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“of the child”, in both places,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I24Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
26E+W+SIn section 18(2) of the Social Security Act 1998 (regulations about decisions), after—
(a)“a child”, and
(b)“the child”,
insert “ or qualifying young person ”.
Commencement Information
I25Act wholly in force at 10.4.2006; Act in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and otherwise in force at 10.4.2006, see s. 6
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