Regulation 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 –

(a)

in regulation 3A(1)^f2 (prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of Article 3(4)) for “19th March 1976” there shall be substituted “28th October 1957”;

(b)

in regulation 3E(2)^f3 (entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple) –

(i)

after “joint-claim” there shall be inserted “couple”;

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (j), “or” shall be omitted;

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (k) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –

“or

(l)

where the other member was entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 27th October 2002, save that this sub-paragraph shall apply only until the day on which he is required to attend at a place specified by an employment officer in a notification given or sent to him.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 350 and S.R. 2001 No. 120
f2: Regulation 3A was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 350 and amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2001 No. 120
f3: Regulation 3E was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 350 and amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2001 No. 120