The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

Circumstances in which a child or qualifying young person treated as being in Northern IrelandU.K.

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25.—(1) For the purposes of section 142(1) of SSCB(NI)A a child or qualifying young person who is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland shall be treated as being in Northern Ireland during—

(a)the first 12 weeks of any period of absence;

(b)any period during which the child or qualifying young person is absent by reason only of—

(i)his receiving full-time education by attendance at a [F1school or college] in an EEA State or in Switzerland; or

(ii)his being engaged in an educational exchange or visit made with the written approval of the [F1school or college] which he normally attends;

(c)any period as is determined by the Commissioners during which the child or qualifying young person is absent for the specific purpose of being treated for an illness or physical or mental disability which commenced before his absence began; or

(d)any period when he is in Great Britain.

(2) For the purposes of section 142(1) of SSCB(NI)A, where a child is born while his mother is absent from Northern Ireland in accordance with regulation 28, he shall be treated as being in Northern Ireland during such period of absence after his birth as is within 12 weeks of the date on which his mother became absent from Northern Ireland.

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