{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tax-credits-polygamous-marriages-regulations-2003/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tax-credits-polygamous-marriages-regulations-2003/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/742",
  "legislation_title": "The Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tax-credits-polygamous-marriages-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Modifications to Part 1 of the Act for members of polygamous units",
  "text": "In section 3—\n(a) in subsection (3)(a) after “United Kingdom” insert “(and neither of whom are members of a polygamous unit)”;\n(b) after subsection (3)(a) insert—\n“(aa) jointly by the members of a polygamous unit all of whom are aged at least sixteen and are in the United Kingdom, or”;\n(c) in subsection (3)(b) after “paragraph (a)” insert “or (aa)”;\n(d) after subsection (4)(a) insert—\n“(aa) in the case of a joint claim under subsection (3)(a), if a member of the married or unmarried couple becomes a member of a polygamous unit, and\n(ab) in the case of a joint claim under subsection (3)(aa), if there is any change in the persons who comprise the polygamous unit, and”;\n(e) after subsection (6) insert—\n“(6A) In this Part “polygamous unit” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003.”;\n(f) in subsection (8), in the definition of “joint claim”, after “paragraph (a)” insert “or paragraph (aa)”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/742/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:28:25.947562+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}