# The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Linking periods


(1) Regulation 3 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (linking periods) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (d) at the end there shall be inserted the words “and is required to attend court.”.
(3) In paragraph (2) at the end there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(e) any period of interruption of employment where a jobseeking period begins within 8 weeks of that period ending.”.
(4) After paragraph (2) the following paragraph shall be inserted—
“(2A) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(e) a day of unemployment shall form part of a period of interruption of employment if a jobseeking period begins within 6 days of that day.”.
(5) Any period of interruption of employment which ends within 8 weeks of the commencement of a jobseeking period as described in regulation 2(1) shall be treated, for the purposes of this regulation, as a jobseeking period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1515/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-transitional-provisions-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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