# The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Pilot Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 8th July 1996
Coming into force 7th October 1996
Whereas a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(8)(b) and (10)(c), 20(4) and (6), 29(1), (3) and (6)(a), 35, 36(4) and 40 of the Jobseekers Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it and whereas these Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work, hereby makes the following Regulations:

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1856/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-pilot-scheme-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.