Regulation 21 Manner of making elections under regulations 19 and 20I1
United Kingdom
This regulation applies to elections under regulations 19 and 20.
An election—
must be made by notice in writing to the Board; and
must be delivered or sent to an appropriate office as regards the Board.
An election is made on the date on which it is received by the appropriate office.
Where a person has made an election, child benefit is payable weekly so long as—
he remains continually entitled to it; and
in the case of an election under regulation 19, the conditions specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of that regulation continue to be satisfied.
A person who has made an election may cancel it at any time by giving to the Board a notice in writing which must be sent or delivered to an appropriate office as regards the Board.
The Board must give effect to a notice given in accordance with paragraph (5) as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving it.