# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Paragraph 6B


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person who provides—
(a) a statement which complies with the rules in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976,
(b) a self-certificate for a period of limited capability for work which lasts less than 8 days or in respect of any of the first 7 days of limited capability for work, or
(c) where it would be unreasonable to require a person to provide a statement in accordance with paragraph (a), such other evidence as the Secretary of State considers to be sufficient to show that the person has limited capability for work.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies to a person for the period covered by evidence falling within that sub-paragraph.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a) “limited capability for work” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; and
(b) “self-certificate” means a declaration made by the person in writing on a form approved for the purpose by the Secretary of State that the person has been unfit for work on a date or for a period specified in the declaration and may include a statement that the person expects to continue to be unfit for work on days subsequent to the date on which it is made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/schedule/A1/paragraph/6B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-A1/paragraph-6B
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