The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 No. 3178 (C. 81)

SCHEDULE 6 AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS 1987

9.  In regulation 26A(1) (jobseeker’s allowance)–

(a) in paragraph (4)–

(i) for the words “an award of jobseeker’s allowance is revised” there shall be substituted the words “a decision in respect of a claim for jobseeker’s allowance is superseded”; and

(ii) for the words “revised award” there shall be substituted the word “supersession”;

(b) in paragraph (5), for the words “revised award” in both places in which they occur there shall be substituted the word “supersession”;

(c) in paragraph (6)–

(i) for the words “revised award” there shall be substituted the word “supersession”; and

(ii) for the words “the award is again revised, the award, as again revised,” there shall be substituted the words “a further superseding decision is made, that further superseding decision”;

(d) in paragraph (7), for the words “revised award, that revised award” there shall be substituted the words “supersession, that supersession”; and

(e) in paragraph (8), for the words “will be impracticable to give effect to that revised award in accordance with the other provisions of this regulation, the revised award” there shall be substituted the words “is impracticable for a supersession to have effect in accordance with the other provisions of this regulation, the supersession”.

(1)

Regulation 26A was inserted by S.I. 1996/1460 and amended by S.I. 1998/1174.