Regulation 3 Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 (meaning of “child” for the purposes of the Act) to the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000 M1 is amended as follows.

For paragraph 1, substitute—

“

1

(1)

 A person satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed for the purposes of section 55(1)(of the Act M2 if that person satisfies any of the conditions in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

The person is receiving full-time education (which is not advanced education)—

(a)

by attendance at a recognised educational establishment; or

(b)

elsewhere, if the education is recognised by the Secretary of State.

(3)

The person is a person in respect of whom child benefit is payable.”.

Omit paragraph 1A.

In paragraph 2—

In paragraph 3, for “section 55 of the Act” substitute “ this Schedule ”.

In paragraph 4, for “section 55(1)(b) of the Act” substitute “ paragraph 1(2) ”.

For paragraph 6, substitute—

“

6

In this Schedule, “recognised educational establishment” means an establishment recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Schedule as being, or as comparable to, a university, college or school.”

After paragraph 6 insert—

“Education otherwise than at a recognised educational establishment

7

For the purposes of paragraph 1(2), the Secretary of State may recognise education provided for a person otherwise than at a recognised educational establishment only if satisfied that education was being so provided for that person immediately before that person attained the age of 16.”.