The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1991

Amendment of regulation 13A of the General Regulations

6.  In regulation 13A of the General Regulations (persons under 18 years)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(b) for the words “as falls before” there shall be substituted the words “as falls on or before”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for the words “is the date” there shall be substituted the words “is the day before the date”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for the words “Schedule 1A” there shall be substituted the words “Part I of Schedule 1A”;

(ii) sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted;

(d) for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(5) Paragraph (4)(a) shall have effect for a period—

(a) beginning on the date on which paragraph (4)(a) applies to that person which first falls after the relevant date determined in accordance with paragraph (7); and

(b) ending on the day before the date on which that person attains the age of 18 or the date on which paragraph (4)(a) ceases to apply to him, whichever first occurs.”;

(e) in paragraph (6)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for the words “that date” there shall be substituted the words “the date”; and the words “on or” shall be omitted;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(b) ending on the last day of the period of eight weeks beginning with the date specified in sub-paragraph (a) or on the day before the date on which that person attains the age of 18, whichever first occurs.”.