The Child Benefit (Residence and Persons Abroad) Regulations 1976

Transitional provision relating to certain persons to whom regulation 6 applies

11.—(1) If in the transitional period, that is to say the period beginning on 8th August 1976 and ending immediately before the appointed day—

(a) an allowance in respect of a child is payable to a civil servant as defined in regulation 6(1)(a) by his employing department or to a serving member of the forces as defined in regulation 6(1)(b) by the Ministry of Defence; and

(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that that allowance is likely to be payable to the said civil servant or serving member of the forces immediately before the appointed day,

then if the Secretary of State in his discretion so determines the said civil servant or serving member of the forces, or if he has residing with him such a person as is described in regulation 6(1)(d) or living with him such a person as is described in regulation 6(1)(e) that person, shall be treated as having made a claim to benefit in respect of that child.

(2) Where under paragraph (1) a person is treated as having claimed benefit in respect of a child, then unless before the appointed day the Secretary of State in accordance with section 7(3) of the Act reconsiders the exercise of his discretion and decides that that person shall not be treated as having claimed benefit in respect of that child, that person shall be treated as having been awarded benefit in respect of that child for a period beginning with the appointed day by a decision given on the date on which the Secretary of State determines that that person is to be treated as having claimed benefit in respect of that child.

(3) A decision under paragraph (2) awarding a person benefit shall be subject to the condition that the requirements for entitlement to benefit are satisfied on the appointed day and if those requirements are not so satisfied that decision may be reviewed.

(4) This regulation shall not apply to an increase as defined in regulation 1(2) of the Child Benefit (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1976(1).

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(1976 II, p. 2517).