Regulation 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)–

(a)

before the definition of “attendance allowance” there shall be inserted the following definition–

““adoption leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary or additional adoption leave by virtue of Article 107A or 107B of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;”;

(b)

after the definition of “part-time student” there shall be inserted the following definition–

““paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on leave by virtue of Article 112A or 112B of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;”.

(3)

In regulation 52(1) (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work) after “maternity leave” there shall be inserted “, paternity leave, adoption leave”.

(4)

In regulation 98(2)(c) (earnings of employed earners) after “maternity leave” there shall be inserted “, paternity leave, adoption leave”.

(5)

In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)–

(a)

in paragraph 4–

(i)

before “statutory sick pay” there shall be inserted “statutory paternity pay by virtue of Part XIIZA of the Benefits Act, statutory adoption pay by virtue of Part XIIZB of the Benefits Act,”;

(ii)

after “unable to work due to illness or maternity” there shall be added “or who is taking paternity leave or adoption leave”;

(b)

in paragraph 5 after “Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992” there shall be inserted “, statutory paternity pay under Part 12ZA of that Act or statutory adoption pay under Part 12ZB of that Act”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in operation at 8.12.2002, see reg. 1(1)