Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 23(4) (circumstances in which person treated as not being in Great Britain)(2)—

(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(3) which has been granted by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules(4).

(3) In regulation 27(3) (circumstances in which person treated as not being in Northern Ireland)(5)—

(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.

(1)

S.I. 2006/223; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2150, S.I. 2012/2612 and S.I. 2019/364.

(2)

Regulation 23 was amended by regulation 8 of S.I. 2007/2150, regulation 3 of S.I. 2012/2612 and regulation 11 of S.I. 2019/364.

(3)

1971 c. 77; there are amendments but none is relevant for the purposes of this instrument.

(4)

Laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395), as amended. Appendix EU was laid before Parliament on 20th July 2018 (CM 9675).

(5)

Regulation 27 was amended by regulation 10 of S.I. 2007/2150, regulation 4 of S.I. 2012/2612 and regulation 11 of S.I. 2019/364.