Section 154 | Social security benefit in respect of children

(1)Regulations may, with effect from any day on or after that on which there is an increase in the rate or any of the rates of child benefit, reduce any sum specified in any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below to such extent as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate having regard to that increase.

(2)The provisions referred to in subsection (1) above are the following provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act—

(a)paragraph 6 of Part I (child's special allowance);

(b)Repealed^F1

(c)Repealed^F1

(d)paragraph 7 of Part V (increase of weekly rate of disablement pension in respect of child dependants);

(e)paragraph 12 of Part V (allowance in respect of deceased's children).