The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2003

Prescribed interruptions to full-time education

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of section 142(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 138(4) of the Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act (prescribed interruptions to full-time education) the prescribed interruptions are—

(a) an interruption for a period of up to six months, whether beginning before or after the person concerned attains age 16, to the extent to which in the opinion of the Board the interruption is reasonable; and

(b) an interruption attributable to the illness or disability of mind or body of the person concerned for such period as is reasonable in the opinion of the Board.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any period of interruption of a person’s full-time education which is or is likely to be followed immediately by a period during which—

(a) provision is made for the training of that person, and for an allowance to be payable to that person, under a relevant training programme;

(b) he is receiving education by virtue of his employment or of any office held by him; or

(c) provision is made for his financial support under section 4 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945(1) or Article 16 of the Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(2).

(1)

1945 c. 6 (N.I.).

(2)

S.R.1984/1159 (N.I. 9).