The Deregulation Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015

Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

14.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance”, omit “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding”.

(3) In regulation 14(2) (meaning of education)—

(a) in paragraph (a)(i) after “section 14 of the Education Act 2002” insert “or section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(b) omit paragraph (a)(ia);

(c) in paragraph (c), for “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding” substitute “or section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(d) in paragraph (c)(i)—

(i) omit “under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding”;

(ii) for “either of those persons” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(4) In regulation 131(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”, omit “the Chief Executive of Skills Funding”;

(b) in the definition of “full-time course of advanced education”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding” substitute “or under section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding” substitute “or under section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(iii) in paragraph (b)(i)—

(aa) omit “under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding”;

(bb) for “either of those persons” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(c) in the definition of “full-time course of study”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding” substitute “or section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding” substitute “or section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”;

(iii) in paragraph (b)(i)—

(aa) omit “under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding”;

(bb) for “either of those persons” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(1)

S.I. 2008/794, as amended by S.I. 2009/583, S.I. 2009/2655, S.I. 2010/1941 and S.I. 2012/956. There are other amendments which are not relevant to this Order.