The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2)) Order 2014

Amendment of the No. 13 Order

7.—(1) Where article 3 applies, the No. 13 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “gateway conditions” substitute—

““gateway conditions” means the conditions specified in Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order(2)”; and

(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) For article 3(6) (application of article 3A of the No. 9 Order)(3) substitute—

“(6) Article 3A of the No. 9 Order applies in connection with a claim for universal credit where a single claimant, or, as the case may be, either or both of joint claimants, gives incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in a No. 4 relevant district or meeting the gateway conditions, as it applies in connection with the giving of incorrect information regarding a claimant residing in a relevant district (as defined in the No. 9 Order) or meeting the gateway conditions.”.

(4) In article 4 (day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance)(4)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a), after “is made” insert “or treated as made”;

(b) for paragraph (2)(c) substitute—

“(c) a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance other than one referred to in sub-paragraph (a) that is made or treated as made during the relevant period by a single claimant of universal credit or by either of two joint claimants of universal credit who has or have made a claim for universal credit within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).”; and

(c) for paragraph (7) (application of article 5(1) of the No. 9 Order)(5) substitute—

“(7) Article 5(1) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) as it applies for the purposes of article 4(2)(a) of that Order.”.

(1)

Article 2 was amended by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69).

(2)

Schedule 5 was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and amended by S.I 2014/1661 (C. 69); it is further amended by article 4 of this Order.

(3)

Article 3(6) was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69). Article 3A of the No. 9 Order is substituted by article 4 of this Order.

(4)

Article 4 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and amended by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69).

(5)

Paragraph (7) was substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69). Article 5(1) of the No. 9 Order is substituted by article 4 of this Order.