Regulation 43 Meaning of “eligible child”I1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

(1)

The eligible child of a deceased member is–

(a)

a child of the deceased’s marriage or his adopted child; or

(b)

a child who was wholly or mainly dependent on the deceased at the time of his death.

(2)

A person counts as a child only if–

(a)

he is aged under 17;

(b)

since he became 17 he has been engaged continuously in full-time education or in training for a trade, profession or vocation; or

(c)

he is physically or mentally incapacitated and became so whilst a child within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

(3)

If an appropriate administering authority wish, they may treat education or training as continuous despite a break.

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