Regulation 12 VolunteersF1

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies if in any week a person is engaged in voluntary work and—

(a)

he has restricted the total number of hours for which he is available in accordance with regulation 7(2), F213(3), (3A) or (4)F3, 13A or 17(2); and

(b)

the hours in which he is engaged in voluntary work fall in whole or in part within his pattern of availability.

(2)

In determining whether a person to whom this paragraph applies is available for employment no matter relating to his voluntary work shall be relevant providing—

(a)

on being given one week’s notice, he is willing and able to re-arrange the hours in which he is engaged in voluntary work in order to take up employment at times falling within his pattern of availability; and

(b)

on being given 48 hours' notice, he is willing and able to re-arrange the hours in which he is engaged in voluntary work in order to attend for interview at times falling within his pattern of availability in connection with the opportunity of any such employment; and

(c)

he complies with the requirements of regulation 6.

(3)

In paragraph (2) “week” means any period of seven consecutive days.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 12 substituted (1.1.2003) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3072), regs. 1(b), 4
F2: Words in reg. 12(1)(a) substituted (24.11.2008) by The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3051), regs. 1(2), 11(6) (with reg. 13)
F3: Word in reg. 12(1)(a) inserted (26.4.2010) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Lone Parents) (Availability for Work) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/837), regs. 1(2), 2(7)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 1995 c.18.
F2: Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
F3: 1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F4: 1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F5: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).