SCHEDULE 2Remissions, part remissions and refunds
Interpretation1
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In this Schedule—
“child” means a person—
- a
whose main residence is with a party and who is aged—
- i
under 16 years; or
- ii
16 to 19 years; and is—
- aa
not married or in a civil partnership; and
- bb
enrolled or accepted in full-time education that is not advanced education, or approved training; or
- aa
- i
- b
in respect of whom a party or their partner pays child support maintenance or periodic payments in accordance with a maintenance agreement,
- c
and “full-time education”, “advanced education” and “approved training” have the meaning given by regulation 1(3) of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20069;
- a
“child support maintenance” has the meaning given in section 3(6) of the Child Support Act 199110;
“couple” has the meaning given in section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 200211;
“disposable capital” has the meaning given in paragraph 4;
“excluded benefits” means—
- a
any of the following benefits payable under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 199212 or the corresponding provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 199213—
- i
attendance allowance;
- ii
severe disablement allowance;
- iii
carer’s allowance;
- iv
disability living allowance;
- v
any payment made out of the social fund;
- vi
any payment from the industrial injuries disablement benefit;
- i
- b
any of the following benefits payable under the Tax Credits Act 2002—
- i
any disabled child element or severely disabled child element of the child tax credit;
- ii
any childcare element, disabled element or severely disabled element of the working tax credit;
- i
- c
any direct payment made under—
- d
any exceptionally severe disablement allowance paid under the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 198318;
- e
any pension paid under the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 200619;
- f
any payment made from the Independent Living Funds;
- g
any financial support paid under an agreement for the care of a foster child;
- h
any armed forces independence payment;
- i
any personal independence payment payable under the Welfare Reform Act 201220;
- j
any payment on account of benefit as defined in the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 201321;
- k
any of the following amounts, as defined by the Universal Credit Regulations 201322, that make up an award of universal credit—
- i
an additional amount to the child element in respect of a disabled child;
- ii
a housing costs element;
- iii
a childcare costs element;
- iv
a carer element;
- v
a limited capability for work or limited capacity for work and work-related activity element;
- i
- l
any bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 201423 or section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 201524;
- a
“family help (higher)” has the meaning given in regulation 15(3) of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 201325;
“gross monthly income” has the meaning given in paragraph 12;
“Independent Living Funds” means the funds listed at regulation 20(2)(b) of the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 201326;
“legal representation” has the meaning given in regulation 18(2) of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013;
“maintenance agreement” has the meaning given in section 9(1) of the Child Support Act 1991;
“partner” means a person with whom the party lives as a couple and includes a person with whom the party is not currently living but from whom the party is not living separate and apart;
“party” means the individual who would, but for this Schedule, be liable to pay a fee under this Order;
“restraint order” means—
- a
an order under section 42(1) of the Senior Courts Act 198127;
- b
an order under section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 199628;
- c
a civil restraint order made under rule 3.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules 199829, or a practice direction made under that rule; or
- d
a civil restraint order made under rule 4.8 of the Family Procedure Rules 201030, or the practice direction referred to in that rule;
- a
“savings and investments” include, but are not limited to—
- a
bonds;
- b
stocks and shares; and
- c
the value of any land or property.
- a
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References to remission of a fee are to be read as including references to a part remission of a fee as appropriate and remit and remitted are to be construed accordingly.