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.