Regulation 3 Unemployment benefitC1I1

Any person who, whilst a serving member of the forces, is dischargedF1... or otherwise dismissed in consequence of having been convicted on any proceedings under the F2Armed Forces Act 2006, or by any civil court, F3shall be treated for the purposes of F4section 6J, section 19 F5or 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable) F6or section 26 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (higher-level sanctions) F7or Article 31 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (higher level sanctions) as though he has lost his employment through misconduct.

Section 19(6)(b) and (d) F9or section 20A(2)(e) and (g) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (jobseeker’s allowance not payable where claimant has voluntarily left employment or neglected to avail himself of a reasonable opportunity of employment) shall not apply to a claimant who whilst a serving member of the forces is discharged at his own request.

For the purposes of any claim for F10a jobseeker’s allowance F11or universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 F12or under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, a document purporting to be signed by a person authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State certifying the fact that any person has been dischargedF13... or otherwise dismissed as mentioned in either of the foregoing paragraphs of this regulation and the date of the discharge... or dismissal shall be conclusive evidence thereof, unless it is proved that the document was not signed by a person so authorised.