{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-payments-regulations-2015/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-payments-regulations-2015/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/522",
  "legislation_title": "The Childcare Payments Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-payments-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Circumstances where eligible person unable to act—other appointed persons",
  "text": "(1) In the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph may act for the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph for the purposes of—\n(a) making a declaration of eligibility;\n(b) opening a childcare account;\n(c) managing a childcare account.\n(2) The circumstances specified in this paragraph are where—\n(a) a person is, or is alleged to be, an eligible person but is unable for the time being to open and manage a childcare account; and\n(b) in relation to that person, there is a person appointed under—\n(i) regulation 33(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 ;\n(ii) regulation 33(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; or\n(iii) paragraph (3).\n(3) Where no person mentioned in regulation 8(2)(b) has been appointed in relation to the person who is unable to act, HMRC may appoint under this paragraph a person who—\n(a) if a natural person, is aged 18 years or more; and\n(b) has applied in writing to HMRC to be appointed to act on behalf of the person who is unable to act.\n(4) A person's appointment under paragraph (3) ends—\n(a) when HMRC terminate it;\n(b) when the person appointed has resigned from the appointment having given one month's notice in writing to HMRC of that person's resignation; or\n(c) when HMRC are notified that a receiver or other person mentioned in regulation 8(2)(b) has been appointed in relation to the person who is unable to open or manage a childcare account.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1968. Regulation 33(1) was amended by S.I. 1999/2572."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.R. (N.I.) 1987/465. Regulation 33(1) was amended by S.I. 1999/2574."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/522/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:44:37.199436+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."
}