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19.—(1) A person may make an election under this regulation to have child benefit paid weekly if—
(a)he is a lone parent; or
(b)he or his partner is receiving—
(i)income support; or
(ii)an income-based allowance payable under Part 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) or Part 2 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2).
(2) “Lone parent” means a person who has no partner and is entitled to child benefit in respect of a child for whom he is responsible.
(3) A person making an election under this regulation—
(a)must furnish, in such manner and at such times as the Board may determine, such certificates, documents, other information or facts as the Board may require which may affect his right to receive payment of the benefit weekly; and
(b)as soon as reasonably practicable after any change of circumstances which he might reasonably be expected to know might affect that right, must notify the Board in writing of that change in accordance with paragraph (4).
(4) A notification under paragraph (3)(b) must be delivered or sent to an appropriate office as regards the Board.
S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15).
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