The Social Security (Updating of EU References) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988

7.—(1) The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988(1) are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In regulation 8 (duplication and prescribed payments), in paragraph (1)(g)—

(a) after “1408/71”, insert “as amended from time to time,”;

(b) after “the Community,”, insert “or in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended from time to time, on the coordination of social security systems,”;

(c) for “that Regulation”, substitute “either Regulation, as amended from time to time”.

(3) The amendments made by sub-paragraph (2) also have effect in relation to regulation 8 as that regulation relates to child benefit and guardian’s allowance by virtue of the transitional provision in regulation 44 (transitional provisions) of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003(2).

(1)

S.I. 1988/664 was revoked in relation to child benefit or guardian’s allowance by S.I. 2003/492; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2003/492, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.