# The Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003, Regulation 36: Amendments to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002


In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (2) in the definition of “family” for “married or unmarried couple” substitute “members of the polygamous unit”;
(b) in paragraph (2) insert at the appropriate places the following definitions—
““joint claim” means a claim under section 3(3)(aa) of the Act, as inserted by regulation 4(b) of the Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003;
“polygamous unit” has the meaning in the Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003;”;
(c) in paragraph (4)(a) for the words from “a claimant’s spouse” to the end substitute “another member of the same polygamous unit”;
(d) in paragraph (4)(b) for the words from “claimant’s former spouse” to the end substitute “person who was formerly a member with the claimant of the same polygamous unit”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/742/regulation/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tax-credits-polygamous-marriages-regulations-2003/regulation-36
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.