Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 15th October 2001.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

• “the Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1;

• “the Jobseekers Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2;

• “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f3;

• “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f4;

• “local probation board” means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000^f5;

• “offender” means the person in respect of whom a court has made a determination in accordance with section 62(1)(a) of the Act;

• “prescribed period” means the period in respect of which the restrictions on payment of a relevant benefit apply in accordance with sections 62 and 63 of the Act and shall be interpreted in accordance with regulation 3.

Expressions used in these Regulations which are defined either for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act or for the purposes of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning as for the purposes of that Act or, as the case may be, those Regulations.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—