{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-regulations-2006/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-regulations-2006/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/223",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Continuation of entitlement until 31st August: 16 year olds",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 17 and who has left relevant education or training.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the condition is that the 31st August next following the person's 16th birthday has not passed.\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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(2) inserted (1.1.2010) by The Child Benefit and Guardians Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3268), regs. 1, 5(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(3) added (1.1.2010) by The Child Benefit and Guardians Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3268), regs. 1, 5(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/223/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:38:34.629656+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}