Regulation 4 Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) RegulationsI1

Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001^f1 (meaning of “child” for the purposes of the Order) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

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For paragraph 2 (meaning of “advanced education” for the purposes of Article 3 of the Order), substitute—

“Meaning of “advanced education” for the purposes of Article 3 of the Order

2.

For the purposes of Article 3 of the Order “advanced education” means education for the purposes of—

(a)

a course leading to a postgraduate degree or comparable qualification, a first degree or comparable qualification, a diploma of higher education or a higher national diploma; or

(b)

any other course which is of a standard above advanced GNVQ, or equivalent, including a course which is of a standard above a general certificate of education (advanced level), a Scottish national qualification (higher or advanced higher).”;

In paragraph 4 (interruption of full-time education), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

The provisions of sub-paragraph (1) do not apply to any period of interruption of a person’s full-time education which is followed immediately by a period during which child benefit ceases to be payable in respect of that person.”.

Omit paragraph 5 (circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to be treated as continuing to fall within Article 3(1) of the Order).

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