The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 No. 2919

PART 3 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHILD BENEFIT AND GUARDIAN'S ALLOWANCE

Amendment of the Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1976

14.—(1) The Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1976(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2ZA)(2) (weekly rates of child benefit)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner” in each place it occurs; and

(b) in paragraph (c) after “spouse” insert “, civil partner”.

(1)

S.R. 1976 No. 223.

(2)

Paragraph (2ZA) was inserted by regulation 2(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 82.