Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

• “claimant”, in relation to an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f1 and the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2 (as it applies apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance) respectively and, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act^f3;

• “employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;

• “jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995;

• “joint claimants”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act;

• “the No. 9 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013^f4;

• “the No. 11 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013^f5;

• “the No. 13 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013^f6;

• “the No. 14 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013^f7;

• “the No. 16 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014^f8;

• “the No. 17 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014^f9;

• “relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 9 Order;

• “No. 2 relevant districts” and “No. 3 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 11 Order;

• “No. 4 relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 13 Order;

• “No. 5 relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 14 Order;

• “No. 6 relevant districts” and “No. 7 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 16 Order;

• “No. 8 relevant districts”, No. 9 relevant districts”, “No. 10 relevant districts”, “No. 11 relevant districts”, “No. 12 relevant districts” and “No. 13 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 17 Order;

• “single claimant”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act;

• “specified districts” means the relevant districts, No. 2 relevant districts, No. 3 relevant districts, No. 4 relevant districts, No. 5 relevant districts, No. 6 relevant districts, No. 7 relevant districts, No. 8 relevant districts, No. 9 relevant districts, No. 10 relevant districts, No. 11 relevant districts, No. 12 relevant districts and No. 13 relevant districts.

For the purposes of this Order—