Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20062

1

The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20065 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 23(4) (circumstances in which person treated as not being in Great Britain)6—

a

omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a), and

b

after sub-paragraph (b), but before the full stop, insert—

; or

c

would fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) but for the fact that that person has limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 19717 which has been granted by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules8

3

In regulation 27(3) (circumstances in which person treated as not being in Northern Ireland)9—

a

omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a), and

b

after sub-paragraph (b), but before the full stop, insert—

; or

c

would fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) but for the fact that that person has limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971 which has been granted by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules