Regulation 3 Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992

In regulation 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 (citation, commencement and interpretation)^f1, after paragraph (2A) insert—

“(2B)

For the purposes of these Regulations, where a person has made an election under section 13A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (election not to receive child benefit) for payments of child benefit not to be made—

(a)

that person is to be treated as being in receipt of child benefit; and

(b)

the amount of child benefit that would be otherwise paid in respect of the relevant child is to be treated as being in payment.”.