Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 and shall come into operation on 28th November 1983.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Social Security Act 1975;

• “charity” has the meaning assigned to it in the Income Tax Acts;

• F1“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

• “determining authority” means, as the case may require, F2an adjudication officer or F3the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal;;

• F4F5...

• F6“employment or training programme” means a course or programme of rehabilitation or training which is established pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973F7, or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, obtain or retain employed earner’s employment;

• “health authority” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977^f1;

• “health board” means a health board constituted under section 2 of, and in accordance with Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “local authority” has the same meaning, for England and Wales, as in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 and, for Scotland, as in section 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;

• F8“Outward Bound course” means any course or programme for personal development which is made available to persons who are not in employment by the charitable trust known as the Outward Bound Trust Limited;

• “preserved board” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973^f2;

• F9“training allowance” means a training allowance paid under the Employment and Training Act 1973 F10or the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990;

• F11“training course” includes any arrangements made by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973F12, or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise pursuant to section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, by way of courses of training, instruction or rehabilitation for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, obtain and retain employment;

• “unemployment benefit office” means any office or place appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose of claiming unemployment benefit.

• F13“voluntary body” means a body the activities of which are carried out otherwise than for the purpose of profit;

• “volunteer” means a person who is engaged in voluntary work with a charity or voluntary body, or who is engaged in voluntary work otherwise than for a member of his family, where the only payment received by him or due to be paid to him by virtue of being so engaged, is a payment in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred by him in the course of being so engaged;

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these regulations to—