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Regulation 3 Regulation 2

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In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (b) of the definition of “attendance allowance”, after “104” insert “or 105”;

(b)

in the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” for “means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance within” substitute “and “a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” have the same meaning as they have in”

(c)

after “the Independent Living Funds” insert—

  • ““Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus” means the programme known by that name and provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973f1, being a programme lasting for up to 52 weeks for any one individual aged 50 years or over on the day that he or she first joined any such programme, and consisting for that individual of any one or more of the following elements, namely assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment, education and training, work experience, assistance with job search, motivation and skills training;”;

(d)

after “net profit” insert—

  • ““the New Deal Options” means the employment programmes specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996f2 and the training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations;”;

(e)

in paragraph (b) of the definition of “self-employment route”f3, for the words “an employment zone programme” substitute the following—

“—

(i)

an employment zone programme;

(ii)

a course of training or instruction funded by or on behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, National Assembly for Wales, Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise;

(iii)

the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations; or

(iv)

the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 50.

f2

S.I. 1996/207.

f3

The definition of “self-employment route” was inserted by S.I. 2001/2073 (W.145).