# The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 5: Waiver of requirement to take part in an interview

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) A requirement imposed by these Regulations to take part in an interview shall not apply where an officer determines that an interview would not –
(a) be of assistance to the person concerned, or
(b) be appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) A person in relation to whom a requirement to take part in an interview has been waived under paragraph (1) shall be treated for the purposes of –
(a) regulation 2 or 3, and
(b) any claim for, or entitlement to, a specified benefit,
as having complied with that requirement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/274/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-work-focused-interviews-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-5
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