Regulation 76 Persons of a prescribed descriptionI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 76 coming into force by Jobseeker’s Allowance 1996 reg. 1(1)
reg. 76(2)(c) substituted by Children (Leaving Care) (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2) 2005 Sch. 3 para. 2
reg. 131(3A)(e)and word added by Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) 2003 reg. 3(1)(b)
reg. 76(3) added by Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Amendment) 2003 Sch. 3 para. 2
reg. 76(1) words substituted by Social Security (Young Persons) 2006 reg. 4(6)(a)
reg. 76(2)(a) omitted by Social Security (Young Persons) 2006 reg. 4(6)(b)
reg. 76(2)(e) and word added by Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) 2008 reg. 19(12)
reg. 76(2)(f) and preceding words inserted by Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) 2016 reg. 28(3)

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a person of a prescribed description for the purposes of the definition of “family” in Article 2(2) of the Order (interpretation) is a person aged 16 or over but under 19 who is treated as a child for the purposes of section 138 of the Benefits Act (meaning of “child”), and in these Regulations, except in Part IV such a person is referred to as a “young person”.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person who is—

(a)

on a course of advanced education;

(b)

entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance or would, but for Article 5(1)(d) of the Order (provision against dual entitlement), be so entitled, or

(c)

entitled to income support or would, but for section 130(2) of the Benefits Act (exclusion from benefit) be so entitled.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 76 in operation at 7.10.1996, see reg. 1(1)