Eligibility

Eligible persons
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1
A person is an eligible person for an entitlement period if—
a
the person meets the conditions of eligibility in sections 6 to 13, and
b
in a case where the person has a partner, the person's partner meets the conditions of eligibility in sections 9 to 13.
2
In sections 6 to 13 “the date of the declaration” means the day on which the person makes a declaration of eligibility for the entitlement period (see section 4).
3
Sections 6 to 13 need to be read with—
a
regulations made under them, and
b
regulations made under subsection (4).
4
Regulations may provide for exceptions to the requirement for any of the conditions of eligibility in sections 6 to 13 to be met by a person.
5
Regulations may make provision about when a person is, or is not, to be regarded as another person's partner for the purposes of this Act.
S. 3 partly in force at Royal Assent; s. 3 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 75(1)(c)
S. 3 in force at 14.11.2016 for the purposes of the trial with specified adaptations by S.I. 2016/1083, reg. 3
S. 3 in force at 21.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 2
S. 3 in force at 16.5.2017 so far as not already in force in respect of those recruited to participate in the trial by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 4
S. 3 in force at 14.7.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/750, reg. 2(1)(2)(b)
S. 3 in force at 24.11.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/1116, reg. 2
S. 3 in force at 15.1.2018 for specified purposes by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(1)(3)(4)
S. 3 in force at 14.2.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(2)(3)