Regulation 3 Amendment of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003

(1)

The Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (modification to section 77(2) of the Act) for “regulations 4 to 6 apply” substitute “regulation 4 applies”.

(3)

Omit regulations 5 (illegitimate children) and 6 (children of divorced parents).

(4)

In regulation 9 (residence condition) omit paragraph (4).

(5)

Paragraphs (1) to (4) do not apply to a person (“P”) where—

(a)

before the coming into force of these Regulations, P has made a claim for guardian’s allowance in respect of a child, and

(b)

following that claim, guardian’s allowance is awarded.

(6)

Paragraph (5) applies in the event that, after these Regulations come into force, P makes a new claim for guardian’s allowance in respect of the same child.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2003/495 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2005/2919, 2006/204 and 2019/1458.