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5.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 18.
(2) The condition is that—
(a)the person has ceased to be in education or training;
(b)the person is registered for work, education or for training with a qualifying body;
(c)the person is not engaged in remunerative work;
(d)the extension period which applies in the case of that person has not expired;
(e)immediately before the extension period begins, the person who is responsible for him is entitled to child benefit in respect of him without regard to this regulation; and
[F1(f)the individual who is responsible for that person, within three months of that person’s ceasing education or training, has made a request for the payment of child benefit during the extension period to the Commissioners, in writing, or by such other means as the Commissioners may accept.]
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the extension period—
(a)begins on the first day of the week after that in which the person ceased to be in education or training; and
(b)ends 20 weeks after it started.
(4) In this regulation “qualifying body” means—
(a)the Careers Service or Connexions Service;
(b)the Ministry of Defence;
(c)in Northern Ireland, the Department for [F2Communities, the Department for the Economy or the Education Authority;] or
(d)for the purposes of applying Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 [F3or Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council], any corresponding body in another member State.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 5(2)(f) substituted (1.1.2010) by The Child Benefit and Guardians Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3268), regs. 1, 5(6)
F2Words in reg. 5(4)(c) substituted (21.3.2019) by The Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/364), regs. 1, 11(3)
F3Words in reg. 5(4)(d) inserted (6.4.2012) by The Child Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/818), regs. 1, 7
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