Regulation 4 Insertion of regulation 4ZA in the principal Regulations

In Part II of the principal Regulations (conditions of entitlement) there shall be inserted at the beginning the following regulation—

“ Prescribed categories of person

4ZA

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a person to whom any paragraph of Schedule 1B applies falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement to income support).

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a student during the period of study.

(3)

A student during the period of study falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act only if—

(a)

regulation 70(3)(a) applies to him; or

(b)

paragraph 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, or 18 of Schedule 1B applies to him; or

(c)

any other paragraph of Schedule 1B applies to him and he has a partner who is also a student, and either he or his partner is treated as responsible for a child or young person, but this provision shall apply only for the period of the summer vacation appropriate to his course.”.