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- Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(3)
- Sch. 1 para. 8A(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(4)
- Sch. 1 para. 8(b) words substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 10(2)
- Sch. 1 para. 8B(3) words substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 10(3)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 8B(3) words substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 10(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 8B(3) words substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 10(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 para. 6 repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 8 (Amendment not carried through - relevant text not available on SLD.)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 8 (Amendment not carried through - relevant text not available on SLD.)
- Sch. 2 para. 9 repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 8 (Amendment not carried through - relevant text not available on SLD.)
- Sch. 2 para. 20 repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 8 (Amendment not carried through - relevant text not available on SLD.)
- Sch. 2 para. 52(3) repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 8 (Amendment not carried through - relevant text not available on SLD.)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 repealed by 2008 c. 1 (N.I.) Sch. 6 Pt. 2 (Amendment not applied - affected provision already repealed by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.))
- Sch. 2 para. 7 repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov)
- Sch. 2 para. 10 repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov)
- Sch. 2 para. 13-15 repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov)
- Sch. 2 para. 12-18 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- Sch. 2 para. 34 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 7
- Sch. 2 para. 36(4) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- Sch. 2 para. 51(3)(4) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- Sch. 2 para. 23 repealed by S.I. 2016/999 (N.I.) art. 15(12)(b) (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov)
- Sch. 2 para. 40 revoked by 1997 c. 47 s. 22 Sch. 2
- Sch.2 para.40 revoked by 1997 c. 47 s.22 Sch.2
- power to am. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 47 s.87
- art. 2(2) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 8(a)
- art. 2(2) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 8(b)
- art. 2(2) words repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 3
- art.3 (defn. of jobseekers allowance) applied by S.I. 1997/645 reg.2(3)
- art. 3(4) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 4(2)(b)
- art. 3(4) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 9
- art. 4(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 10
- art. 4(1)(b) word inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 3
- art. 4(1)(d) and word repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 4(1)(d) and word repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 5(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 11(2)
- art. 5(1)(b) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 5(1)(c) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 5A(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 12
- art. 5A(1)(b) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 5A(1)(c) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 4
- art. 6(1)(b) words inserted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 5 para. 5(a)
- art. 6(1)(b) words repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 5 para. 5(b)
- art. 6(11A) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 13
- art. 10(1) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 2
- art. 10(1)(a) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(a)
- art. 10(1A)(a) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(4)
- art. 10(3) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 11 substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) art. 50(4)
- art. 11(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(b)
- art. 11(2) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 14(a)
- art. 11(5) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(b)
- art. 11(5) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 14(b)
- art. 11(6) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(b)
- art. 11(6)(a)(i) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 14(c)(i)
- art. 11(6)(a)(ii) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 14(c)(ii)
- art. 11(7)(b) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(b)
- art. 11(10) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 14(d)
- art. 11(13) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 12 substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) art. 50(5)
- art. 12(1) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(c)
- art. 12(4) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(c)
- art. 12(4) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 15(a)
- art. 12(5) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(c)
- art. 12(5)(a)(i) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 15(b)(i)
- art. 12(5)(a)(ii) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 15(b)(ii)
- art. 12(6)(b)(ii) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(c)
- art. 16(1) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 16(2)
- art. 16(2) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 16(3)
- art. 17(2)(a) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(a)
- art. 17(2)(b) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(b)
- art. 17(2)(c) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(c)
- art. 17(4) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 17(4)
- art. 17A(4)(b) and word repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 18(3) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 17A(5)(b) substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 18(4)(a)
- art. 17A(5)(c) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 18(4)(b) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 18(1)(a)(ii) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 19A(5)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 5
- art. 19A(8) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 20(a)
- art. 19A(10) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 20 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 21 22 substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 6
- art. 21(5)(b)(ii) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(d)
- art. 21(6)(b)(d) excluded by S.I. 1997/932 reg. 5
- art.21(6)(b) (d) excluded by S.I. 1997/932 reg.5
- art. 21(6)(c) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(d)
- art. 21(10)(a) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 3
- art. 21(10)(b) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(d)
- art. 22(4)-(6) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 3
- art. 22A 22B substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 7
- art. 22A(2)(b)(ii) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(e)
- art. 22A(2)(f) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(3)(e)
- art. 22C(7) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 20(b)
- art. 22E amendment to earlier affecting provision 2010 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 26(2) by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 15(2)
- art. 22E(2)(c) modified by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(5)
- art. 22E(2)(d) modified by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 26(5)
- art. 24(2) words substituted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 21
- art. 27 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 28(1) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 28(3) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 28(4)(d)(e) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 28(4)(l) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art.29 amended by S.I. 1999/671 art.3(1) Sch.1 para.79
- art. 30 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 30(1) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 31(6)(c)(d) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 31(7) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 32 repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 32 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 33(1) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 10
- art. 33(2) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 7
- art. 36(4)(b) words inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 22
- art. 37(1)(b) repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art.38 amended by S.I. 1999/671 art.3(1) Sch.1 para.80
- art. 39 repealed by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 12 Pt. 1
- art. 39(2)(a)(b) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
- Order modified by S.R. 2019/211 art. 2(2)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Affecting Order revoked (19.12.2020) without ever being in force by S.R. 2020/347, arts. 1(1), 2)
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 1 para. 14(1) Sch. 1 para. 14 renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 14(1) by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(5)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(4) added by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(2)
- Sch. 1 para. 14(2) inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(5)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 14A and cross heading inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 23(6)
- Sch. 1 para. 8ZA inserted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) art. 66(4)
- art. 3(1A) substituted for art. 3(2)-(2D) by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 4(2)(a)
- art. 3(2)(za) inserted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) art. 66(2)
- art. 3(3A) inserted by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) art. 66(3)
- art. 3A 3B inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 4(3)
- art. 3A(6) repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
- art. 5(1A) inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 11(3)
- art. 11(4A) amendment to earlier affecting provision 2010 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 25(1) by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.) Sch. 7 para. 14(2)(b)
- art. 11(4A) inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) s. 25(1)
- art. 13A-13C and cross-heading inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 3
- art. 16(2A) inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 16(4)
- art. 17(1)(1A) substituted for art. 17(1) by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 17(2)
- art. 17A(1A) inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 18(2)
- art. 17B inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 19
- art. 20A 20B and cross-heading inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 4
- art. 20C 20D inserted by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 5
SCHEDULES
Remunerative work (1) (1) For the purposes of this Order, “remunerative work” has such meaning...
8.Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person may be entitled to an income-based jobseeker's...
8A.(1) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a joint-claim couple may be entitled to a...
8B.(1) This paragraph applies if domestic violence has been inflicted on or threatened against a...
9.Regulations may provide— (a) for an income-based jobseeker's allowance to which a person is entitled...
Continuity of claims and awards: persons ceasing to be a joint-claim couple
Continuity of claims and awards: persons again becoming a joint-claim couple
Continuity of claims and awards: couple becoming a joint-claim couple
Treatment of information supplied as information relating to social security
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