2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Tax Credits Act 2002;
[F1“appropriate office” means [F2any] office specified in writing by the Board];
[F3“armed forces independence payment’’ means armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;]
“the Board” means the Commissioners [F4for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs];
F5...
[F6“couple” has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act;]
F5...
“disability element” shall be construed in accordance with section 11(4) of the Act;
“joint claim” has the meaning given by section 3(8) of the Act;
F7...
[F8“personal independence payment” means personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 [F9or Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015];]
[F10“relevant authority” means—
the Board;
a person providing services to the Board, the Secretary of State or that Department in connection with tax credits;][F13 or,
the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in Ireland, in connection with a claim to a child tax credit made pursuant to Part IV Section 4 of the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland signed at Dublin on 1st February 2019.]
“severe disability element” has the meaning in regulation 17 of the Working Tax Credit Regulations M1;
“single claim” has the meaning given by section 3(8) of the Act;
“tax year” means a period beginning on 6th April in one year and ending with 5th April in the next;
F7...
“the Working Tax Credit Regulations” means the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 substituted (6.4.2009) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/697), regs. 1(c), 12
F2Word in reg. 2 substituted (6.4.2018) by The Tax Credits and Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/365), regs. 1, 3(2)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 27(2)
F4Words in reg. 2 substituted (23.5.2020) by The Tax Credits (Coronavirus, Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/534), regs. 1, 4(2)(c)
F5Words in reg. 2 omitted (9.6.2022) by virtue of The Tax Credits and Child Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/555), regs. 1, 6(2)
F6Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 5(2)(a)
F7Words in reg. 2 omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 5(2)(b)
F8Words in reg. 2 inserted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 31(2)
F9Words in reg. 2 inserted (N.I.) (20.6.2016) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/228), regs. 1, 24
F10Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications and Payments by the Board) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/723), regs. 1, 3(1)
F11Word in reg. 2 substituted (21.3.2019) by The Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/364), regs. 1, 5(2)
F12Word in reg. 2 omitted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Tax Credits and Child Trust Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/713), reg. 3(a) (see S.I. 2019/622, art. 1 and S.I. 2019/128, reg. 1(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in reg. 2 inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Tax Credits and Child Trust Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/713), reg. 3(b) (see S.I. 2019/622, art. 1 and S.I. 2019/128, reg. 1(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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