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Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 13

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Regulation 13 (advance claims and awards) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph (3), for the words “Subject to paragraph (4), this regulation does not” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to paragraph (4), paragraphs (1) and (2) do not”.

(3)

After paragraph (5) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(6)

Where a person claims family credit or disability working allowance but does not satisfy the requirements for entitlement to that benefit on the date on which the claim is made, and the adjudicating authority is of the opinion that he will satisfy those requirements for a period beginning on a day not more than 3 days after the date on which the claim is made, the adjudicating authority may treat the claim as if made for a period beginning with that day, and award benefit accordingly.”.