# The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/481).
In particular, regulation 2(3) provides that the presence of 16 and 17 year old immediate family members or close relatives shall not disentitle a responsible person from a funeral payment, regulation 2(4) prescribes what are to be regarded as the necessary costs of a burial or cremation for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of a funeral payment and regulation 2(2) makes a technical amendment to those Regulations.
Regulation 3 makes a saving provision.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3266/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-1999/note
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