Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995;

• “appropriate office” means an office of the Department for Education and Employment which is identified in the Schedule and which a relevant person is required to attend in accordance with (i) a direction given pursuant to regulation 8 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (attendance in person) or (ii) a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;

• “benefit” means income support, unemployment benefit or jobseeker’s allowance or any earnings credited to a person in accordance with regulations made under section 22(5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 or section 13(4) of the Social Security Act 1975^f2 and “receiving benefit” means receiving benefit which that person has claimed and received as a unemployed person or in accordance with Part I of the Act;

• “benefit week” has the meaning prescribed in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987^f3;

• “employment interview” means, in relation to a person who is a relevant person within regulation 3(1)(a), an interview in respect of which he has received written notice, requesting him to report at a specific time, place and date to an employment officer for an interview in connection with his prospects of employment and “first employment interview” means, in relation to such person, the first employment interview attended by him on or after 9th April 1996; and in relation to a person who is a relevant person within regulation 3(1)(b), an interview in respect of which he has received a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations requiring him to attend an interview to discuss prospects of work and “first employment interview” means the first employment interview attended by such a person on or after 7th October 1996;

• “employment officer” means a person who is an employment officer for the purposes of sections 9 and 10 of the Act;

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

• “making a claim for jobseeker’s allowance” includes treated as making a claim for the allowance and treated as having an award of the allowance in accordance with regulation 6 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1995^f5.

• “Project Work” means the programme provided in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973^f6 known as Project Work and consisting of a programme of work experience and job search help lasting for any individual for an aggregate of 13 weeks;

• “relevant person” means a person to whom regulation 3 applies.

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