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As published
64 Beneficiary's dependent children
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and section 62 below, the weekly rate—
(a) of injury benefit; or
(b) of a disablement pension where the beneficiary is entitled to an unemployability supplement,
shall be increased for any period during which the beneficiary has a family which includes a child or children.
(2) The amount or amounts of the increase shall be—
(a) in the case of injury benefit, as specified in Schedule 4, Part V, paragraph 9 ; and
(b) in the case of a disablement pension, as specified in Schedule 4, Part V, paragraph 10.
(3) A child of the family of a woman for the time being residing with the beneficiary is to be treated for the purposes of this section as a child of the beneficiary's family if the child either—
(a) is an illegitimate son or daughter of theirs ; or
(b) was born not less than 6 months before the day for which the increase under this section is claimed and was wholly or mainly maintained by the beneficiary throughout the 6 months ending immediately before that day.
(4) Subject to section 65 below, where a man is entitled to injury benefit or a disablement pension, there is to be treated as included in the beneficiary's family for the purposes of this section—
(a) a child who, on the day for which the increase provided by subsection (1) above is claimed, could (though not otherwise included in the beneficiary's family) have been treated as so included by virtue of paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Family Allowances Act; and
(b) a child who could have been so treated but for the fact that the beneficiary is contributing at the appropriate rate to the cost of providing for the child;
and " the appropriate rate" means a weekly rate which, though not less than the prescribed rate, is less than the minimum rate for the time being required for the purposes of section 3(2) of that Act.
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64 Beneficiary's dependent children
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and section 62 below, the weekly rate—
(a) of injury benefit; or
(b) of a disablement pension where the beneficiary is entitled to an unemployability supplement,
shall be increased for any period during which the beneficiary has a family which includes a child or children.
(2) The amount or amounts of the increase shall be—
(a) in the case of injury benefit, as specified in Schedule 4, Part V, paragraph 9 ; and
(b) in the case of a disablement pension, as specified in Schedule 4, Part V, paragraph 10.
(3) A child of the family of a woman for the time being residing with the beneficiary is to be treated for the purposes of this section as a child of the beneficiary's family if the child either—
(a) is an illegitimate son or daughter of theirs ; or
(b) was born not less than 6 months before the day for which the increase under this section is claimed and was wholly or mainly maintained by the beneficiary throughout the 6 months ending immediately before that day.
(4) Subject to section 65 below, where a man is entitled to injury benefit or a disablement pension, there is to be treated as included in the beneficiary's family for the purposes of this section—
(a) a child who, on the day for which the increase provided by subsection (1) above is claimed, could (though not otherwise included in the beneficiary's family) have been treated as so included by virtue of paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Family Allowances Act; and
(b) a child who could have been so treated but for the fact that the beneficiary is contributing at the appropriate rate to the cost of providing for the child;
and " the appropriate rate" means a weekly rate which, though not less than the prescribed rate, is less than the minimum rate for the time being required for the purposes of section 3(2) of that Act.
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