
2003 No. 493
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2003  (revoked)
Made 5th March 2003
Laid before Parliament 5th March 2003
Coming into force 7th April 2003
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PART 1 Introductory
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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PART 2 Meaning of  “person responsible for child”
Child in residential accommodation in prescribed circumstances
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Days of absence to be disregarded in determining whether a child is living with a person
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Prescribed circumstances relating to contributions and expenditure in respect of a child
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PART 3 Meaning of  “child”
Prescribed circumstances in which education is to be treated as full-time education
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Prescribed interruptions to full-time education
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Prescribed period for which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to continue to be treated as a child
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Prescribed conditions for a person under the age of 18 and not receiving full-time education to be treated as a child
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PART 4 Exclusions and priority
Exclusion from child benefit of children aged 16 but under the age of 19 who are receiving advanced education or training under a relevant training programme
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Exclusion from child benefit where certain financial support is payable to the child
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Employed trainees
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Child living with another person as his spouse or civil partner 
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Child in a relevant relationship
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Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 10 to the Contributions and Benefits Act and Schedule 10 to the Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act
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Modification of priority between persons entitled to child benefit
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Children in detention, care etc.
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Child undergoing imprisonment or detention in legal custody
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Child in care in such circumstances as may be prescribed
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Interpretation of facts existing in a week
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PART 5 Entitlement after death of child
Entitlement after death of child
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PART 6 Residence
Circumstances in which a person is treated as not being in Great Britain
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Persons temporarily absent from Great Britain
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Application of regulation 22 where the person is in Northern Ireland
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Circumstances in which a child is to be treated as being in Great Britain
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Circumstances in which a person is treated as not being in Northern Ireland
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Persons temporarily absent from Northern Ireland
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Application of regulation 26 where the person is in Great Britain
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Circumstances in which a child is to be treated as being in Northern Ireland
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Overlap of entitlement to child benefit under both the legislation of Northern Ireland and Great Britain
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Crown servants posted overseas
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Partners of Crown servants posted overseas
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Children of Crown servants posted overseas
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Transitional provisions for Part 6
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PART 7 General and supplementary provisions
Persons treated as residing together
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Polygamous marriages
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Right to child benefit of voluntary organisations
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Disapplication of section 13(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 11(1A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
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Exception to section 13(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
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Use of electronic communications
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PART 8 Revocations
Revocations
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SCHEDULE 1
POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS
Preamble
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SCHEDULE 2
REVOCATIONS
Regulation 40
PART 1 REVOCATIONS APPLICABLE TO GREAT BRITAIN
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PART 2 REVOCATIONS APPLICABLE TO NORTHERN IRELAND
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