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One-parent family payment — amendments.
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14.— The Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in section 172(1), by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant age” (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 2012):
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“(b) in any other case—
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(i) 12 years in respect of any claim for one-parent family payment relating to any day during the period beginning on 3 May 2012 and expiring on 3 July 2013,
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(ii) 10 years in respect of any claim for one-parent family payment relating to any day during the period beginning on 4 July 2013 and expiring on 2 July 2014, and
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(iii) 7 years in respect of any claim for one-parent family payment relating to any day occurring on or after 3 July 2014;”,
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(b) in section 178B (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 2012)—
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(i) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) A person to whom this section applies shall, subject to subsection (3), continue to be entitled to the payment referred to in subsection (1) as follows:
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(a) during the period commencing on 27 April 2011 and ending on 3 July 2013, until the youngest child attains the age of 18 years;
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(b) during the period commencing on 4 July 2013 and ending on 2 July 2014, until the youngest child attains the age of 17 years;
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(c) during the period commencing on 3 July 2014 and ending on 1 July 2015, until the youngest child attains the age of 16 years.”,
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and
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(ii) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (5):
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“(5) This section shall cease to have effect on2 July 2015.”,
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(c) in section 178C (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 2012)—
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(i) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) A person to whom this section applies shall continue to be entitled to the payment referred to in subsection (1) as follows:
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(a) during the period commencing on 3 May 2012 and ending on 3 July 2013, until the youngest child attains the age of 14 years;
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(b) during the period commencing on 4 July 2013 and ending on 2 July 2014, until the youngest child attains the age of 12 years;
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(c) during the period commencing on 3 July 2014 and ending on 1 July 2015, until the youngest child attains the age of 10 years.”,
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and
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(ii) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) This section shall cease to have effect on 2 July 2015.”,
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and
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(d) in section 178D (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 2012) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) This section shall cease to have effect on 2 July 2015.”.
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