PART 2 U.K.Qualifying young persons: prescribed conditions

Education and training conditionU.K.

3.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 20.

(2) The condition is that the person—

(a)is undertaking a course of full-time education, which is not advanced education and which is not provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him—

(i)which is provided at a school or college; or

(ii)which is provided elsewhere but is approved by the Commissioners;

(b)having undertaken such a course as is mentioned in paragraph (a) [F1has been accepted or is enrolled to undertake a further such course;]

(c)is undertaking approved training that is not provided by means of a contract of employment[F2; or

(d)having undertaken a course mentioned in paragraph (a) or approved training mentioned in paragraph (c), has been accepted or is enrolled to undertake such approved training].

(3) A person is not a qualifying young person by virtue of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) unless he was receiving the education referred to in that paragraph as a child.

(4) A person who is aged 19 is only a qualifying young person by virtue of paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(c) if he began the education or training (as the case may be) referred to in that sub-paragraph[F3, or was accepted or enrolled to undertake that education or training,] before attaining that age.

Textual Amendments

F2Reg. 3(2)(d) and preceding word inserted (16.8.2007) by The Child Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2150), regs. 1, 4(b)