The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 207

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

Made

1st February 1996

Coming into force

7th October 1996

F1 Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to Parts II, IV and V and regulation 170 of these Regulations, and the Secretary of State for Social Security in relation to the remainder of the Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(c), 3, 4(1)(b), (2), (4), (5) and (12), 5(3), 6, 7, 8, 9(1), (8), (10), (11) and (12), 10(1), (6)(c) and (7), 11(2), (5) and (7), 12, 13, 15(1), (2)(d), (5) and (6), 17(1), 19(2), (4), (7), (8) and (10)(c), 20, 21, 22, 23, 35(1) and (3), 36 and 40 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995F2 , sections 5(1)(h), (i) and (j), 22(4), 23(9) and (10), 59, 189(4) and (5) and 191 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Administration Act 1992F3 , sections 171D, 171G(2) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992F4 , and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, those provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and which is made before the end of a period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisionsF5 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Textual Amendments

F1 1995 c.18.

F2 Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

F3 1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".

F4 1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".

F5 See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Instrument modified (temp.) (7.4.1997) by The Jobseekers Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/791), reg. 1(1)(2), 4 (with regs. 25, 26)

C2 Instrument modified (temp.) (1.9.1997) by The Jobseekers Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1909), reg. 1(1)(2), 4 (with regs. 25, 26)

C3 Instrument modified (2.4.1999) by The New Deal (25 plus) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/779), art. 2, Sch.

C4 Regulations applied (5.10.2009) by The Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1562), regs. 1(2), 2(1)(c), Sch.

C5 Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), regs. 1(2), 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)

C6 Regulations modified (with application in accordance with art. 13(1) of the amending S.I.) by 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 (S.I. 2013/983), art. 13; (as amended by 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 (S.I. 2013/1511), art. 11)