# The Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003


(1) The Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/207/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-guardians-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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