The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

[F1[F26B.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person who provides—

(a)a statement which complies with the rules in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976,

(b)a self-certificate for a period of limited capability for work which lasts less than 8 days or in respect of any of the first 7 days of limited capability for work, or

(c)where it would be unreasonable to require a person to provide a statement in accordance with paragraph (a), such other evidence as the Secretary of State considers to be sufficient to show that the person has limited capability for work.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies to a person for the period covered by evidence falling within that sub-paragraph.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“limited capability for work” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; and

(b)“self-certificate” means a declaration made by the person in writing on a form approved for the purpose by the Secretary of State that the person has been unfit for work on a date or for a period specified in the declaration and may include a statement that the person expects to continue to be unfit for work on days subsequent to the date on which it is made.]]

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