The Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

1.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “child” there shall be inserted the following definition–

““child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”;

(b) after the definition of “the Work-focused Interviews Regulations”(1) there shall be inserted the following definition–

““working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”, and

(c) the definitions of “disabled person’s tax credit”(2) and the “working families' tax credit”(3) shall be omitted.

(1)

The definition of “the Work-focused Interviews Regulations” was inserted by regulation 15(1) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2001 No. 176

(2)

The definition of “disabled person’s tax credit” was inserted by regulation 2(3)(a) of and Part III of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1999 No. 385

(3)

The definition of “working families' tax credit” was inserted by regulation 2(3)(b) of and Part III of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1999 No. 385