2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Childcare Payments Act 2014, and a reference without more to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Act bearing that number;
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“armed forces independence payment” means an armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 M1;
“disability living allowance” means disability living allowance under sections 71 to 76 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M2 or sections 71 to 76 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M3;
“disabled child” is to be read in accordance with regulations made under section 14 (qualifying child) M4;
“personal independence payment” means a personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M5 [F2or Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015];
[F3“prescribed state” means any EEA state or Switzerland;]
“relevant maximum” for an entitlement period is to be read in accordance with section 19 (payments into childcare accounts).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 omitted (22.7.2021) by virtue of The Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/781), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.9.2016) by The Childcare Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/796), regs. 1, 3
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (22.7.2021) by The Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/781), regs. 1, 3(2)(b)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2011/517, amended by S.I. 2013/436 and S.I. 2014/412; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
M21992 c. 4. Sections 71 to 76 were amended by section 67 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), paragraph 145 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), sections 52, 53 and 60 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), section 14 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) and S.I. 2011/2426.
M31992 c. 7. Sections 71 to 76 were amended by sections 48, 49 and 54 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), paragraph 39 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), section 13 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11) and S.R. (N.I.) 2011 No. 356.
M4Regulation 5 of the Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/448), made under section 14, explains when a disabled child is a qualifying child for the purposes of the Act.