SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Consequential Amendments

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

25.

(1)

Section 18 of the Administration Act (claims and questions to be submitted to the adjudication officer) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), omit “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert—

“; and

(d)

any question whether a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable to a person by virtue of Article 21 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.”.

(3)

In subsection (2), after “which”, insert—
    1. “(a)

      may be determined by an adjudication officer under Article 11(6) or 12(5) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; or

    2. (b)”.

(4)

After subsection (6)(a) insert—

“(aa)

a jobseeker’s allowance;”.