# The Community Action (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/1621 · made 28 June 1993 · revised to 1 January 2014

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.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/community-action-miscellaneous-provisions-order-1993/pdf/uksi_19931621_301114_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1973 ( “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 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

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

## 2 Treatment 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.

## 3 Treatment 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 .

## Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Michael Forsyth
Minister of State,
Department of Employment

## Schedule: List of subordinate legislation

## 

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975
The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979
The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987
The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006;
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;
The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987
The European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No.2) Regulations 1988
The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988
The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1988
The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 1989
The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations 1990
The Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1991
The Income Support (General) Amendment No.4 Regulations 1991
The Income Support (General) Amendment No.6 Regulations 1991
The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991
The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1992
The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006;
The 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
The 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).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1621 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-action-miscellaneous-provisions-order-1993
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.