The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(1);

“claimant” means a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance(2);

“employment officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of sections 8 and 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by an order made by the Secretary of State;

“employment zone” means an area within Great Britain listed in the Schedule to these Regulations as an area designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act as an area wherein an employment zone programme subject to these Regulations is established;

“employment zone contractor” means a person who is providing an employment zone programme on behalf of the Secretary of State;

“employment zone programme” means a scheme which is designed to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment and which is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 60 of the 1999 Act for an employment zone;

“Employment Zones Regulations” means the Employment Zones Regulations 2000(3), the Employment Zones Regulations 2003(4) or the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004(5);

“New Deal for Young People ” means a programme provided in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(6) and specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) or 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(7).

(1)

1999 c.30.

(2)

Jobseeker’s allowance is a social security benefit paid in accordance with the provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) as amended.

(3)

S.I. 2000/721; these Regulations were revoked, with savings, by S.I.2003/2438 (as amended by S.I. 2004/1043) as from 26th. April 2004.

(4)

S.I. 2003/2438 as amended by S.I. 2004/1043.

(5)

S.I. 2004/934.

(6)

1973 c.50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c.19).

(7)

S.I. 1996/207.