# Community Work Programme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides that, for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in the Schedule, a person using facilities provided under the Community Work Programme shall be treated as participating in arrangements for training under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950. 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 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/172/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-work-programme-miscellaneous-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1996/note
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