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Regulation 2 Interpretation

United Kingdom

(1)

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Tax Credits Act 2002;

  • “child” has the same meaning as it has in the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 M1;

  •  F1“couple” has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act;

  • “Crown servant posted overseas” has the meaning given in regulation 5(2);

  • “partner” means where a person is a member of a F2... couple, the other member of that couple;

  • “qualifying young person” has the meaning given in regulation 2, read with regulation 5, of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;

  • “relative” means brother, sister, ancestor or lineal descendant.

(2)

In these Regulations a person is responsible for a child or qualifying young person if he is treated as being responsible for that child or qualifying young person in accordance with the rules contained in regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 8(2)(a)

F2

Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 8(2)(b)

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 2002/2007.