{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2009/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3268",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendments to the General Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The General Regulations are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 1(3), for the definition of “an appropriate office” substitute—\n““an appropriate office” means—\n(a) Waterview Park, Washington, Tyne and Wear; or\n(b) any other office specified in writing by the Commissioners.”.\n(3) In regulation 1(3) for sub-paragraph (d) of the definition of “approved training” substitute—\n“(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, known as “Jobskills” or “Training for Success: Professional and Technical Training” or “Programme Led Apprenticeships (Apprenticeships NI)”;”.\n(4) At the beginning of regulation 4(2) (continuation of entitlement until 31st August: 16 year olds) insert “Subject to paragraph (3),”.\n(5) After regulation 4(2) add—\n“(3) In the case of a person who attains the age of 16 on 31 August in any year, the condition is that the 1st September immediately following has not passed.”.\n(6) For regulation 5(2)(f) (extension period:16 and 17 year olds) substitute—\n“(f) the individual who is responsible for that person, within three months of that person’s ceasing education or training, has made a request for the payment of child benefit during the extension period to the Commissioners, in writing, or by such other means as the Commissioners may accept.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The definition of “approved training” was amended by S.I. 2007/2150."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3268/regulation/5",
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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."
}