# The Social Security (Amendment) (New Deal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 3: Interpretation of Parts II and IV of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

In regulation 4 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation of Parts II, IV and V)—
(a) in the definition of “casual employment” after “any notice” there shall be inserted “except where otherwise provided”;
(b) after the definition of “employment officer” there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““examination” in relation to a qualifying course means an examination which is specified as an examination related to the qualifying course in a document signed on behalf of the establishment at which the qualifying course is being undertaken;
“made a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance” includes treated as having made a claim for the allowance and treated as having an award of the allowance in accordance with regulation 5, 6 or 7 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;
(c) after the definition of “a person who is laid off” there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““qualifying course” has the meaning given in Regulation 17A;
“term-time” in relation to a qualifying course means the period specified as term-time in relation to a person to whom regulation 17A(2) applies in a document signed on behalf of the establishment at which the qualifying course is being undertaken;
“vacation” in relation to a qualifying course means any period falling within the period of study, which is not term-time;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/198/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-new-deal-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-3
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