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Regulation 3 Meanings of certain expressions used in the OrderI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 3 coming into force by Jobseeker’s Allowance 1996 reg. 1(1)
reg. 3 words substituted by Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) 1996 reg. 2(3)
reg. 3 words substituted by Social Security (New Deal) 1997 reg. 2
reg. 131(3A)(e)and word added by Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) 2003 reg. 3(1)(b)

For the purposes of the Order and of these Regulations—

“employed earner” has the meaning it has in Part I of the Benefits Act by virtue of section 2(1)(a) of that Act;
“employment” except as provided in regulation 4, includes any trade, business, profession, office or vocation;
“pensionable age” has the meaning it has in Parts I to VI of the Benefits Act by virtue of section 121(1) of that Act^f1.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in operation at 7.10.1996, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: The definition of “pensionable age” was substituted by paragraph 9(a) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22))