Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations
4.—(1) Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (claims of remission and payment) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) For sub-paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 7 substitute the following sub-paragraph—
“(a)if he or she is a person within a description prescribed by regulation 4(2)(f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) or regulation 5(1) make a claim to the National Assembly for Wales on a form either provided for the purpose by it or approved by it;”.
(3) For paragraph (6) of regulation 7 substitute the following paragraph —
“(6) Subject to paragraph (8), a notice of entitlement issued under paragraph (4) is effective for a period of 12 months beginning on the date of the claim except that —
(a)in the case of a notice issued to a full-time student in the final or only year of a course of study, it is valid until the last day of the course;
(b)in the case of a notice issued to a relevant child, it is valid for a period of 12 months or until the child’s 18th birthday, whichever is the later;
(c)in the case of a notice issued to a person described in regulation 4(2)(g) or 4(2)(h) (asylum-seeker and member of the family of an asylum-seeker), it is 6 months beginning on the date of the claim;
(d)in the case of a notice issued to a person described in regulation 4(2)(e) (tax credit and member of the family), it is valid from such date and for such period as the National Assembly for Wales may determine.”.
(4) Omit paragraph (6A) of regulation 7.