Appointed days2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

a

Articles 1 (title and commencement), 2 (interpretation), 11(13) (meaning of “employment officer”), 21(10)(a) (meaning of “employment officer”), 31 (pilot schemes), 36 (regulations and orders) and 37 (assembly, etc. control) of the Order, is 5th February 1996;

b

the provisions of the Order specified in the Schedule for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 5th February 1996;

c

Articles 29 and 35(3) and (7) of the Order (employment of long-term unemployed: deductions by employers)—

i

for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 5th February 1996, and

ii

for all other purposes, is 6th April 1996;

d

Article 30 of the Order (expedited claims for housing benefit)—

i

for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 5th February 1996, and

ii

for all other purposes, is 1st April 1996;

e

Articles 34 (inspection), 35 (offences) and 38(3) (financial arrangements) of the Order and paragraph 24 of Schedule 2 to the Order (questions for adjudication by the Department) and Article 40(2) of the Order in so far as it relates to it, is 6th April 1996.