Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
5th March 1993
Laid before Parliament
8th March 1993
Coming into force
29th March 1993
Whereas arrangements have been made by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990(1) to set up a Training for Work Scottish Enterprise Programme and a Training for Work Highlands and Islands Enterprise Programme respectively (“the Programmes”);
And whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the Programmes make provision for persons using facilities provided in pursuance of those arrangements to receive payments in connection with their use of those facilities:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 26(1)(a), (c) and (d) and (2) of the Employment Act 1988(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Training for Work (Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise Programmes) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 29th March 1993.
(2) In this Order “Programme” means the Training for Work Scottish Enterprise Programme or the Training for Work Highlands and Islands Enterprise Programme.
2. For the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order a person using facilities provided under a Programme shall be treated as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 and, accordingly, any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.
3. A payment made to a person in connection with his use of facilities provided under a Programme shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3).
Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th March 1993
Article 2
The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975(4)
The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979(5)
The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983(6)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(7)
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(8)
The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987(9)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(10)
The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(11)
The European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No.2) Regulations 1988(12)
The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988(13)
The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1988(14)
The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 1989(15)
The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989(16)
The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reductions of Grant) Regulations 1990(17)
The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1991(18)
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) No.4 Regulations 1991(19)
The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991(20)
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(21)
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992(22)
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that, for the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided under the Training for Work Scottish Enterprise Programme or the Training for Work Highlands and Islands Enterprise Programme shall be treated as participating in arrangements for training under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35). Any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.
The Order provides that a payment made to a person in connection with his use of such facilities shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4).
1988 c. 19; section 26(1) was amended by the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, Schedule 4, paragraph 16.
S.I. 1975/556; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1978/409, 1987/414, 1988/1230, 1439 and 1545, 1989/1627 and 1991/387.
S.I. 1987/1967; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663 and 1445, 1989/1678, 1991/387 and 1992/468.
S.I. 1987/1971; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/909 and 1971, 1990/546, 1991/387 and 1992/432.
S.I. 1987/1973; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/660, 1438 and 1970, 1991/387 and 1992/573.
S.I. 1988/538.
S.I. 1988/664, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1991/1522.
S.I. 1991/1559.
S.I. 1991/2887.
S.I. 1992/1814.
S.I. 1992/1815.