Regulation 18A Actively seeking employment in the period at the beginning of a claimF1

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies in any case F2, other than a case which falls within regulation 19(1)(i) or (s), where the period beginning on the date of claim and ending on the day before the beginning of the first week after the date of claim is less than 7 days.

(2)

Where this paragraph applies, a person is actively seeking employment in the period referred to in paragraph (1) if he takes in that period such steps as he can reasonably be expected to have to take in order to have the best prospects of securing employment and in determining whether a person has taken such steps—

(a)

the steps which it is reasonable for him to be expected to have to take include those referred to in regulation 18(2); and

(b)

regard shall be had to all the circumstances of the case, including those matters referred to in regulation 18(3).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 18A inserted (11.3.1997) by The Social Security (Jobseekers Allowance and Mariners Benefits) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/563), regs. 1(1), 4
F2: Words in reg. 18A(1) inserted (30.11.1999) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3087), regs. 1(1), 4

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).