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The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015

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Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013U.K.

8.—(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in relation to a case where a claim for universal credit is made on or after 18th March 2015.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, in article 3A(3) of the No. 9 Order, at the end insert “ (and a determination had not been made under regulation 4 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014, preventing a claim for universal credit being made with respect to the area in question or the category of case in question) ”.

(3) Where this paragraph applies, any reference in the No. 11 Order, the No. 13 Order, the No. 14 Order, the No. 16 Order, the No. 17 Order, the No. 19 Order, the No. 21 Order or the No. 22 Order to article 3A of the No. 9 Order is a reference to that article as amended by paragraph (2).

(4) Paragraph (5) applies in relation to a case where a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance is made on or after 18th March 2015.

(5) Where this paragraph applies, for paragraph (3) of article 5A of the No. 9 Order M1substitute—

(3) For the purposes of this article, paragraphs (5) to (7) of article 5 M2 apply for the purpose of determining—

(a)whether a claim for ESA or JSA is made; and

(b)the date on which the claim is made or treated as made..

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M1Article 5A was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and amended by S.I. 2014/2321 (C. 99).

M2Paragraphs (5) to (7) were substituted by S.I. 2015/32 (C. 3).

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