# The Social Security (Provisions relating to Qualifying Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations


(1) The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 16 (provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed mother’s allowance)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “any person” to “a child falling” there shall be substituted “any person under the age of 20 residing with the widow shall be deemed to be”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), “a child falling” shall be omitted;
(b) in paragraph (2), after “any child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”; and
(c) in paragraph (3), after “the child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”.
(3) In regulation 16ZA (provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed parent’s allowance)—
(a) in paragraph (1), after—
(i) “a child” (in each place where it occurs),
(ii) “that child”, and
(iii) “the child” (in each place where it occurs),
there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”; and
(b) in paragraph (2), after “any child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”.
(4) In regulation 16A (disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act for the purposes of widowed mother’s allowance or widowed parent’s allowance), after “child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/158/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-provisions-relating-to-qualifying-young-persons-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-3
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