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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
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 20:
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2014/2321 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2014/3094 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2015/101 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2015/1537 art. 6
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2015/1930 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2015/33 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2015/634 art. 6
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2016/33 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2016/407 art. 5
- art. 9-22 applied by S.I. 2019/167 art. 4(12)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
- Order amended by S.I. 2015/634 art. 8(1)(3)
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 5 para. 7(e) amended by S.I. 2015/1537 art. 5(1)art. 5(2)(a)
- Sch. 5 para. 3 amended by S.I. 2015/32 art. 3(1) 4(5)(a)
- Sch. 5 para. 4 amended by S.I. 2015/32 art. 3(3) 5(a)
- Sch. 5 para. 6 amended by S.I. 2015/32 art. 3(1) 4(5)(b)
- Sch. 5 para. 7 amended by S.I. 2015/32 art. 3(3) 5(b)
- Sch. 5 amended by S.I. 2018/138 art. 3(1)art. 3(2)(k)
- Sch. 5 modified by S.I. 2015/101 art. 2(2)-(4)
- art. 3(10)(ba) inserted by S.I. 2014/3094 art. 7(1)art. 7(2)(b)(v)(3)
- art. 3(10A) inserted by S.I. 2014/3094 art. 7(1)art. 7(2)(b)(vi)(3)
- art. 3A amended by S.I. 2018/138 art. 3(1)art. 3(2)(d)-(f)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2015/101 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2015/1537 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2015/1930 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2015/33 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2015/634 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2016/33 art. 3(5)
- art. 3A applied by S.I. 2016/407 art. 3(5)
- art. 4(8) inserted by S.I. 2014/3094 art. 7(1)art. 7(2)(c)(ii)(3)
- art. 5-(1B) substituted for art. 5(1) by S.I. 2014/3067 art. 3 6(2)(b)
- art. 5(8) applied by S.I. 2019/167 art. 4(9)
- art. 5A amended by S.I. 2015/634 art. 8(4)(5)
- art. 5A revoked by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(2)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2017/483 art. 2(2)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(1)
- art. 5A(1) words inserted by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)(a)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2019/27 reg. 4(1)
- art. 5A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(2)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) and word omitted by S.I. 2022/752 Sch. para. 2(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2017/483 art. 2(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2022/302 Sch. para. 1(3)
- art. 6(1)(e)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)(b)
Termination of sanctions under a new style ESA or JSA award
20.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—
(a)a new style ESA award or new style JSA award terminates while there is an outstanding reduction period (within the meaning of regulation 55 of the ESA Regulations 2013 (reduction period to continue where award of employment and support allowance terminates) or regulation 23 of the JSA Regulations 2013 (reduction period to continue where award of jobseeker’s allowance terminates)) and the claimant becomes entitled to an old style ESA award, an old style JSA award or income support during that period; or
(b)article 6(2) applies to a new style ESA award or new style JSA award (such that it continues as an old style ESA award or an old style JSA award) and there is such an outstanding reduction period on the last day of the period of the new style ESA award or new style JSA award.
(2) Where this paragraph applies—
(a)regulation 55 of the ESA Regulations 2013 or regulation 23 of the JSA Regulations 2013, as the case may be, are to cease to apply; and
(b)the reduction period is to terminate on the first day of entitlement to an old style ESA award, old style JSA award or income support as the case may be.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Arts. 9-22 applied (with application in accordance with art. 4(2) of the amending S.I.) 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. 5
C2Arts. 9-22 applied (with application in accordance with art. 4(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2657), art. 6
C3Arts. 9-22 applied (with application in accordance with art. 4(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2846), art. 5
C4Arts. 9-22 applied (with application in accordance with art. 4(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/209), art. 5
C5Arts. 9-22 applied (with application in accordance with art. 4(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1583), art. 5
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