The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976

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PART I — General

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Special provisions as to contributions and expenditure in respect of a child

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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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Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as receiving full-time education

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Interruption of full-time education

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Circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to continue to be treated as a child

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Employed trainees

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Persons exempt from tax

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Married child

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Circumstances in which persons are not to be treated as having ceased to reside together

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Polygamous marriages

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Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

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Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

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Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

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Children in detention, care etc.

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Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

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PART II — Transitional Provisions

Definitions for the purposes of Part II of these Regulations

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Transitional modification of section 11 of the Family Allowances Act 1965 and of regulations 12 and 13 of the Family Allowances (Qualifications) Regulations 1969

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Transitional provisions relating to apprentices under the Act of 1965

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Transitional provisions relating to circumstances in which spouses are to be treated as residing otherwise than together

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Transitional provision relating to calculation of contributions and expenditure in respect of a child

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Signed

David Ennals, — Secretary of State for Social Services — 1976-06-18

Editorial notes

[^key-30599cfb6f2853359215999a3c9fa705]: Instrument Regulations revoked (7.4.2003) by The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/493), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

Explanatory note

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Exclusion from benefit of children aged 16 but under the age of 19 who are receiving advanced education

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Employed trainees

Persons exempt from tax

Married child

Circumstances in which persons are not to be treated as having ceased to reside together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Child receiving financial support under the Employment and Training Act 1973

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Employed trainees

Persons exempt from tax

Married child

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Child receiving supplementary benefit

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Employed trainees

Persons exempt from tax

Married child

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Circumstances in which education is to be treated as full-time education

Child receiving training under the youth training scheme

Exception to section 6(3) of the Act

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Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to be treated as a child

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Employed trainees

Persons exempt from tax

Married child

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Exception to section 6(3) of the Act

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Child receiving income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance

Prescribed conditions relating to persons subject to immigration control

14B

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Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Child living with another person as his spouse

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Married child

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Exception to section 6(3) of the Act

Prescribed conditions relating to persons subject to immigration control

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

Disapplication of section 13(1A) of the Administration Act

17A

Section 13(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to a claim for child benefit in respect of a child who is living with a voluntary organisation within the meaning of regulation 17 of these Regulations.

Child receiving training under a relevant training scheme

Child receiving income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or incapacity benefit

Electronic elections etc.

Electronic elections etc.

2A

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Days of absence to be disregarded in determining whether a child is living with a person

Circumstances in which education is to be treated as full-time education

Interruption of full-time education

Circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to continue to be treated as a child

Exclusion from benefit of children aged 16 but under the age of 19 who are receiving advanced education

Child receiving training under a relevant training scheme

Child receiving income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or incapacity benefit

Circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to be treated as a child

Employed trainees

Persons exempt from tax

Child living with another person as his spouse

Married child

Circumstances in which persons absent from one another are or are not to be treated as residing together

Polygamous marriages

Prescribed manner of making an election under Schedule 2 to the Act

Modification of priority provisions in Schedule 2 to the Act

Exception to section 6(3) of the Act

Prescribed conditions relating to persons subject to immigration control

Set-off of benefit against arrears of non-contributory invalidity pension and of non-contributory invalidity pension against arrears of benefit

Children in detention, care etc.

Right to benefit of voluntary organisations

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