Regulation 5 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal regulations

after paragraph 2B of that Schedule there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“2BB

The provisions of paragraphs 2A and 2B above shall not apply so as to affect entitlement to an increase of invalid care allowance in respect of a child in any case where the beneficiary—

(a)

was entitled to receive such an increase immediately before 26th November 1984; and

(b)

throughout the period from and including that date to the date of coming into operation of this paragraph was, or but for the operation of those paragraphs would have been, continuously so entitled,

until such time as he would otherwise first cease to be so entitled.”;

in paragraph 7(b)(i)^f1 of that Schedule all the words after “child benefit” shall be omitted; and

at the end of that Schedule there shall be added the following paragraph—

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below in this Schedule any reference to earnings includes a reference to payments by way of occupational pension.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply so as to affect entitlement to an increase of invalid care allowance in respect of a child or adult dependant in any case where the beneficiary—

(a)

was entitled to receive such an increase immediately before this paragraph came into operation; and

(b)

but for the operation of sub-paragraph (1) above would continue to be so entitled,

until such time as he would first otherwise cease to be so entitled.”.