{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012/schedule-1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3018",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-energy-companies-obligation-order-2012",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In paragraph 1—\n(a) “qualifying child” means, in relation to a person in receipt of an allowance, income support or working tax credit, a child who ordinarily resides with that person and who—\n(i) is under the age of 16; or\n(ii) is—\n(aa) 16 or over but under the age of 20; and\n(bb) in full-time education (other than higher education within the meaning of section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996) or approved training (as defined in regulation 2 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002);\n(b) “qualifying component” means—\n(i) child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element;\n(ii) a disabled child premium;\n(iii) a disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium; or\n(iv) a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium;\n(c) whether a person is responsible for a qualifying child is to be determined in accordance with regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2(a)(ii) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(10, 9(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2(c) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 5.12.2012, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3018/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:11:31.792416+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."
}