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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance-decisions-and-appeals-regulations-2003/regulation-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/916",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance-decisions-and-appeals-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Making of payments which have been suspended",
  "text": "(1) Payment of benefit or allowance suspended in accordance with regulation 18 or 19 must be made in any of the circumstances prescribed by paragraphs (2) to (5).\n(2) The circumstances prescribed by this paragraph are circumstances where—\n(a) in a case to which regulation 18(2)(a), (b) or (c) applies, the Board are satisfied that—\n(i) the benefit or allowance suspended is properly payable; and\n(ii) no outstanding issues remain to be resolved;\n(b) in a case to which regulation 18(2)(d) applies, the Board are satisfied that they have been notified of the address at which the person is residing;\n(c) in a case to which regulation 18(2)(e) applies, the Board are satisfied that they have been notified of the correct details of the bank account or other account to which payment of the benefit or allowance by way of a credit is to be made to the person.\n(3) The circumstances prescribed by this paragraph are circumstances where, in a case to which regulation 18(3)(a) applies, the Board—\n(a) in the case of a decision of an appeal tribunal, do not apply for a statement of the reasons for that decision within the period of one month specified in—\n(i) in relation to child benefit and guardian’s allowance under the Contributions and Benefits Act, regulation 53(4) of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations;\n(ii) in relation to child benefit and guardian’s allowance under the Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act, regulation 53(4) of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations (NI);\n(b) in the case of a decision of an appeal tribunal, a Commissioner or a court—\n(i) do not make an application for leave to appeal within the time prescribed for the making of such an application; or\n(ii) where leave to appeal is granted, do not make the appeal within the time prescribed for the making of it;\n(c) withdraw an application for leave to appeal or the appeal; or\n(d) are refused leave to appeal in circumstances where it is not open to them to renew the application, or to make a further application, for such leave.\n(4) The circumstances prescribed by this paragraph are circumstances where, in a case to which regulation 18(3)(b) applies, the Board, in relation to the decision of the Commissioner or the court in the different case—\n(a) do not make an application for leave to appeal within the time prescribed for the making of such an application;\n(b) where leave to appeal is granted, do not make the appeal within the time prescribed for the making of it;\n(c) withdraw an application for leave to appeal or the appeal; or\n(d) are refused leave to appeal in circumstances where it is not open to them to renew the application, or to make a further application, for such leave.\n(5) The circumstances prescribed by this paragraph are circumstances where, in a case to which paragraph (5) of regulation 19 applies, the Board are satisfied that—\n(a) the benefit or allowance suspended is properly payable; and\n(b) the requirements of paragraph (2) of that regulation have been satisfied.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 53(4) was substituted by regulation 16 of S.I. 2002/1379."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 53(4) was amended by regulation 6(15)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 215 and regulation 2(15) of S.R. 2002 No. 189."
    }
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      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
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      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
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      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/916/regulation/21",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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