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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“partner” means the person with whom another person—
resides; and
shares responsibility for a child under the age of 12;
“relevant benefit” means—
attendance allowance in accordance with section 64 (entitlement);
the care component of disability living allowance in accordance with section 72 (the care component), at the middle or highest rate prescribed in accordance with subsection (3) of that section;
an increase in the rate of disablement pension in accordance with section 104 (increase where constant attendance needed);
any benefit by virtue of—
the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983(1), or
regulations made under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 8 (industrial injuries and diseases (old cases)),
which is payable as if the injury or disease were one in respect of which a disablement pension were for the time being payable in respect of an assessment of 100 per cent.;
a constant attendance allowance payable by virtue of—
(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone is a reference to the section or Schedule so numbered in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
S.I. 1983/686; article 14 was substituted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2001/420
S.I. 2006/606; article 8 was amended by article 3 of S.I. 2006/1455 and article 3 of S.I. 2009/706