3Eligible personsU.K.
(1)A person is an eligible person for an entitlement period if—
(a)the person meets the conditions of eligibility in sections 6 to 13, and
(b)in a case where the person has a partner, the person's partner meets the conditions of eligibility in sections 9 to 13.
(2)In sections 6 to 13 “the date of the declaration” means the day on which the person makes a declaration of eligibility for the entitlement period (see section 4).
(3)Sections 6 to 13 need to be read with—
(a)regulations made under them, and
(b)regulations made under subsection (4).
(4)Regulations may provide for exceptions to the requirement for any of the conditions of eligibility in sections 6 to 13 to be met by a person.
(5)Regulations may make provision about when a person is, or is not, to be regarded as another person's partner for the purposes of this Act.
Commencement Information
I1S. 3 partly in force at Royal Assent; s. 3 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 75(1)(c)
I2S. 3 in force at 14.11.2016 for the purposes of the trial with specified adaptations by S.I. 2016/1083, reg. 3
I3S. 3 in force at 21.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 2