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Regulation 39 Capital jointly heldI1

England, Wales and Scotland

Except where a claimant possesses capital which is disregarded under regulation 37(4) (notional capital), where a claimant and one or more persons are beneficially entitled in possession to any capital asset they shall be treated as if each of them were entitled in possession F1to the whole beneficial interest therein in an equal share and the foregoing provisions of this Chapter shall apply for the purposes of calculating the amount of capital which the claimant is treated as possessing as if it were actual capital which the claimant does possess.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Words in reg. 39 substituted (12.10.1998) by The Social Security Amendment (Capital) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2250), regs. 1, 2(1)(2)(b)

Commencement

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Reg. 39 in force at 7.4.1992, see reg. 1