# The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2006, Regulation 6: Stages of an employment zone programme


(1) An employment zone programme shall consist of two stages—
(a) the first stage shall last for a maximum period of 28 days excluding any public holidays;
(b) the second stage shall last for a maximum period of 26 weeks.
(2) A claimant begins to participate in the first stage of an employment zone programme on the day when he attends an initial interview with a programme adviser following a written notification of his selection for participation given under regulation 3 or 4.
(3) A claimant shall cease to participate in the first stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(4) A claimant begins to participate in the second stage of an employment zone programme on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(5) A claimant shall cease to participate in the second stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.
(6) In this regulation—
“public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of Great Britain;
“programme adviser” means an employment officer designated by the Secretary of State as an employment zone programme adviser.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110740238/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-zones-allocation-to-contractors-pilot-regulations-2006/regulation-6
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