# The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015, Regulation 17: Application of sections 12 and 13 to EEA residents


(1) Sections 12 and 13 (neither the person nor his or her partner may be in a relevant childcare scheme or receiving other childcare support) apply to a resident of another EEA state who is in paid work in the United Kingdom, and to such a person’s partner, with the modifications in paragraph (2).
(2) The modifications in this paragraph are—
(a) in section 12—
(i) a reference to a “relevant childcare scheme” includes a scheme which, under the law of another EEA state, provides support of a substantially similar character to a scheme under section 270A (limited exemption for qualifying childcare vouchers) or 318 (childcare: exemption for employer-provided care) of ITEPA 2003; and
(ii) “eligible employee” means a person who is eligible for such a scheme;
(b) in section 13, a reference to “national authority” includes an authority of another EEA state.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127063/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childcare-payments-eligibility-regulations-2015/regulation-17
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