Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1240
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made
29th April 2004
Laid before Parliament
30th April 2004
Coming into force
1st May 2004
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1)(h) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 ( 1 ) and section 5(1)(h) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 ( 2 ), and now exercisable by them ( 3 ), hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004.
Amendment of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003
2. At the end of regulation 7 of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003( 4 ) (evidence and information) add—
“ (3) If a person is required, by virtue of paragraph (1) to furnish a certificate of a child’s birth or adoption, the certificate so produced must be either an original certificate or a copy authenticated in such manner as would render it admissible in proceedings in any court in the jurisdiction in which the copy was made. ” .
Ann Chant
Helen Ghosh
Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
29th April 2004
The powers now being exercised were transferred to the Board by section 50(2)(b) and (d) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) .
S.I. 2003/592 : there are amendments which are not relevant for present purposes.