The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

22.—(1) Any payment made to the claimant in respect of a child or young person who is a member of his family—

(a) in accordance with a scheme approved by the Department under Article 59(4) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(1) (schemes for payments of allowances to adopters);

(b) in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary of State under section 57A of the Adoption Act 1976(2) (permitted allowances) or, as the case may be, section 51(5) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978(3) (schemes for payments of allowances to adopters); or

(c) which is a payment made by a local authority in pursuance of paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989(4) (local authority contribution to child’s maintenance),

to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) In the case of a child or young person—

(a) to whom regulation 30 applies (modifications in respect of children and young persons), the whole payment; or

(b) to whom that regulation does not apply, so much of the weekly amount of the payment as exceeds the allowance in respect of that child or young person under Schedule 5.

(1)

S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)

(2)

1976 c. 36; section 57A was inserted by paragraph 25 of Schedule 10 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

(3)

1978 c. 28

(4)

1989 c. 41