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The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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Chapter IIPersons outside Northern Ireland

Amendment of the Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations

165.—(1) The Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) .

(2) In regulation 2 (days in periods of paid leave not to be treated as days of unemployment) for the words from “no day” to the end of the regulation there shall be substituted “he shall not be regarded as available for employment on any day in that period of leave.”.

(3) After regulation 4 (removal of disqualification for receiving benefit by reason of absence from Northern Ireland) there shall be inserted the following regulation—

Entitlement to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance for persons outside Northern Ireland

4A.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a claimant would be entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance but for Article 3(2)(i) of the Jobseeker’s (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2) (conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance: requirement to be in Northern Ireland), he shall be entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance notwithstanding his absence from Northern Ireland if—

(a)he is or has been employed as a mariner on board any ship or vessel, or is or has been under contract to travel at his employer’s expense for the purpose of commencing such employment, and

(b)while so employed or under contract so to travel, he has been left outside Northern Ireland, and reports to the appropriate superintendent or consular officer or chief officer of customs not later than 14 days after being so left, or, if it is not reasonably practicable for him to report within 14 days, as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to a claimant—

(a)on his commencing or resuming employment outside Northern Ireland;

(b)on his being returned to the place to which regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Repatriation) Regulations 1979(3) (place for return) requires him to be returned, or

(c)where he is required to be returned under regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Repatriation) Regulations 1979 but is not so returned, on the first day on which his return could reasonably have been expected..

(4) In regulation 6 for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(1) A mariner or share fisherman employed as such on board any ship or vessel shall be treated as available for and actively seeking employment during any period when he is absent from Northern Ireland if he would be so available or actively seeking employment but for the fact that he is absent from Northern Ireland. .

Modification of contribution conditions for volunteer development workers

166.  Article 4 of the Order (the contribution-based conditions) shall apply with the modifications that after “Class 1 contributions” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted “or Class 2 contributions under Case E of Part VIII of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(4) (volunteer development workers)”.

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S.R. 1975 No. 108, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

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