Meaning of “eligible child”
43.—(1) The eligible child of a deceased member is–
(a)a child of the deceased’s marriage or his adopted child; or
(b)a child who was wholly or mainly dependent on the deceased at the time of his death.
(2) A person counts as a child only if–
(a)he is aged under 17;
(b)since he became 17 he has been engaged continuously in full-time education or in training for a trade, profession or vocation; or
(c)he is physically or mentally incapacitated and became so whilst a child within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) If an appropriate administering authority wish, they may treat education or training as continuous despite a break.