Regulation 16 Revocations and transitional provision

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000 M1 (“the 2000 Regulations”) and the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2001 M2 (“the 2001 Regulations”) are hereby revoked to the extent specified in Schedule 1.

(2)

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), both the 2000 Regulations (except for regulations 4, 5 and 12(2)(a) and (b)F1...) and the 2001 Regulations (except for regulations 3 and 11(2)(a) and (b)) shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not come into force for the period specified in paragraph (3) in the case of a person who, on the day before the day on which these Regulations come into forceF2—

(a)

is a relevant person for the purposes of those Regulations,

(b)

is entitled to income support, and

(c)

does not fall within paragraph 7, 24 or 25 of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (prescribed categories of person).

(3)

The period specified for the purposes of paragraph (2) shall be the period beginning on the day on which these Regulations come to force and ending on the day on which the person—

(a)

ceases to be a relevant person for the purposes of the 2000 Regulations or, as the case may be, the 2001 Regulations;

(b)

is not entitled to any specified benefit for the purposes of those Regulations; or

(c)

attains F3pensionable age,

whichever shall first occur.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 16(2) omitted (24.4.2006) by virtue of Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/909), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)
F2: Words in reg. 16(2) substituted (26.10.2009) by Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1541), regs. 1(1), 3(2)
F3: Words in reg. 16(3)(c) substituted (6.4.2010) by Social Security (Work-focused Interviews etc.) (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/563), regs. 1, 6(6)

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2000/897.
M2: S.I. 2001/3210.