2014 No. 2924
The Child Benefit (General) and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 142(2)(b) and 175(1), (1A) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and sections 138(1)(c) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and now exercisable by them3, and sections 7(8), 8(4)(b), 9(6), 11(1), 12(3), 65(1), (7) and (9) and 67 of the Tax Credits Act 20024, make the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (General) and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 28th November 2014.
Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20062
In regulation 3(2)(ab)(i) of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20065, after “standard”, insert “above ordinary national diploma, a national diploma or national certificate”.
Amendment of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 20023
1
The Child Tax Credit Regulations 20026 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 5(5), at the end, insert “and shall include gaps between the ending of one course and the commencement of another, where the person enrols on and commences the latter course”.
3
In regulation 8(2)—
a
for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
b
he is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist;
b
in sub-paragraph (c), omit the words “registered or”, and before “blind”, insert “severely sight impaired or”.
Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20024
1
The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20027 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 14(4)—
a
for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
b
the child is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist;
b
in sub-paragraph (c), for “registered as blind in such a register”, substitute “certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist”.
3
For paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, substitute—
9
He is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 20025
(This note is not part of the Regulations)