Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

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

• “the 1995 Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995^f1;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f2;

• “the amending provisions” means the provisions referred to in article 4(1)(a) to (c) of the No. 9 Order, as inserted by article 6 of this Order;

• “claimant”, in relation to an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2007 Act and the 1995 Act (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;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations 1987” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987^f4;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013^f5;

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

• “First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998^f6;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Act;

• “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act;

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

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

• “new style ESA award” means an award of an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act that remove references to an income-related allowance;

• “new style JSA award” means an award of a jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Act as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act that remove references to an income-based allowance;

• “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^f7;

• “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^f8;

• “the No. 13 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013^f9;

• “the No. 14 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013^f10;

• “the No. 16 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014^f11;

• “relevant districts”, “No. 2 relevant districts”, “No. 3 relevant districts”, “No. 4 relevant districts”, “No. 5 relevant districts”, “No. 6 relevant districts” and “No. 7 relevant districts” have the respective meanings given in the No. 9 Order, the No. 11 Order (with respect to the No. 2 and No. 3 relevant districts), the No. 13 Order (with respect to the No. 4 relevant districts), the No. 14 Order (with respect to the No. 5 relevant districts) and the No. 16 Order (with respect to the No. 6 and No. 7 relevant districts);

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

• “Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.

For the purposes of this Order—