8.1. Every family including two or more children giving entitlement to a family allowance is entitled to an allowance in the amount prescribed by regulation in respect of the child ranking second in the family on his first birthday or, if he has been placed for adoption in the family before the age of five, on the first anniversary of the adoption judgment. To become entitled to an allowance under this section, a family must first be entitled to a family allowance in respect of that child for the month of the birthday or anniversary or for the preceding month.
An allowance under this section is payable in a lump sum in the month following the month of the birthday or anniversary.
1990, c. 37, s. 3; 1993, c. 63, s. 3.