Regulation 5 Application of the Act, the Northern Ireland Act and regulationsI1

In relation to any person who is serving member of the forces other than such a person as is mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 2 above, the provisions relating to benefits (other than industrial injuries benefit) of the Act and regulations made under it, F1or of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and regulations made under it, F2or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and regulations made under it, F3or of Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and regulations made under it, or of the Northern Ireland Act and regulations made under it, as the case may be, shall apply with this modification, that where he is, on account of his being at sea or outside the United Kingdom by reason of his employment as a serving member of the forces, unable to perform an act required to be done either forthwith or on the happening of a certain event or within a specified time, he shall be deemed to have complied therewith if he performs the act as soon as is reasonably practicable, although after the happening of the event or the expiration of the specified time.