The Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) Subject to regulations 3 and 4 below (persons in receipt of specified benefits, transitional provisions and savings), regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (weekly rates of child benefit) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a)(i) the words “(not being a child to whom head (ii) of this sub-paragraph applies)” shall be omitted; and

(b)sub-paragraph (a)(ii) shall be omitted.

(3) In paragraph (2ZB) the words “or (ii)” shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph (2A) the words “Subject to paragraph (2AB),” and “(“A”)” shall be omitted.

(5) Paragraphs (2), (2AB) and (4)(c) shall be omitted.