# The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1997, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 3 of the General Regulations


For the definition of “absent parent” in regulation 3(1) of the General Regulations (interpretation), there shall be substituted the following definition—
““absent parent” means a parent of a child who has died where—
(a) that parent was not living in the same household with the child at the date of that child’s death; and
(b) that child had his home, at the date of death, with a person who was responsible for that child for the purposes of Part IX of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2538/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-1997/regulation-3
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