PART 3

AMENDMENT OF PART 3 OF THE 2012 ORDER (THE ENHANCED LEARNING CREDIT SCHEME)

Amendment of article 8 (entitlement of eligible adult dependants in certain cases of death or attributable medical discharge)
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1
Article 8 of the 2012 Order is amended as follows.
2
In article 8(2)(b) for “either article 6(6)(a) or article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(a), 6(6)(b) or 6(6)(c)”.
3
In article 8(4)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;
b
after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
ab
an aggregated lower tier payment if, on the date of A’s death, A had completed the eligible service specified in article 6(6)(b), or
; and
c
in sub-paragraph (b) for “article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(c)”.
4
After article 8(5) insert—
5A
In this article the period of eligible service is to be calculated in accordance with article 6(8) to (10).
.
5
In article 8(7)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) after “1st April 2004” insert “and (if the discharge occurred on or after 1st April 2017) B receives a disablement pension or a guaranteed income payment”.
b
in sub-paragraph (b) for “either article 6(6)(a) or article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(a), 6(6)(b) or 6(6)(c)”.
6
In article 8(8)(a) after “1st November 2010” insert “and (if the discharge occurred on or after 1st April 2017) B receives a disablement pension or a guaranteed income payment”.
7
In article 8(9)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;
b
after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
ab
an aggregated lower tier payment if, on the date of B’s attributable medical discharge, B had completed the eligible service specified in article 6(6)(b), or
; and
c
in sub-paragraph (b) for “article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(c)”.
8
In article 8(10) after “lower tier payment” insert “or aggregated lower tier payment”.