Regulation 7 Good cause for the purposes of Article 21(5)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995I1

In regulation 73 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (good cause for the purposes of Article 21(5)(b) of the Order) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2A)

Without prejudice to any other circumstances in which a person may be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of Article 21(5)(b) of the Order, a person is to be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for those purposes if—

(a)

the act or omission relates to an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a) or the training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii), and

(b)

he had not, prior to that act or omission been given or sent a notice in writing by an employment officer referring to the employment programme or training scheme in question (“the specified programme”) and advising him that if any of the circumstances mentioned in Article 21(5)(b) of the Order arise in his case in relation to the specified programme his jobseeker’s allowance could cease to be payable or could be payable at a lower rate.”.