OpenLegislation

The Community Action (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/1621 · Made 28 June 1993 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 1 January 2014.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 28th June 1993

Laid before Parliament 5th July 1993

Coming into force 27th July 1993

Whereas arrangements have been made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973M1 ( “the 1973 Act”) to set up a programme to be known as Community Action:

And whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that Community Action makes provision for persons using facilities provided in pursuance of those arrangements to receive payments in connection with their use of those facilities:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 26(1)(a), (c) and (d) and (2) of the Employment Act 1988M2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1973 c.50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c.19).

M2

1988 c.19.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Treatment of persons and payments for purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule
  3. 3Treatment of payments for purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule: List of subordinate legislation
  6. Paragraph
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Community Action (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 27th July 1993.

2Treatment of persons and payments for purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule

For the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order a person using facilities provided under Community Action shall be treated as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the 1973 Act and, accordingly, any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.

3Treatment of payments for purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

A payment made to a person in connection with his use of facilities provided under Community Action shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1.

Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Michael Forsyth

Minister of State,

Department of Employment

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 M1

The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 M2

The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 M3

The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M4

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M5

The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987 M6

F1The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006;

F2The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;

The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 M7

The European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No.2) Regulations 1988 M8

The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 M9

The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1988 M10

The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 1989 M11

The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations 1990 M12

The Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1991 M13

The Income Support (General) Amendment No.4 Regulations 1991 M14

The Income Support (General) Amendment No.6 Regulations 1991 M15

The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 M16

The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1992 M17

F3The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006;

F4The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 M18

F5The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that, for the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided under the Community Action programme shall be treated as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c.50).Any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.

The Order provides that a payment made to a person in connection with his use of such facilities shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4).