6 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
1 The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
2 In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) in the definition of “course of advanced education” for “a Scottish certificate of education (higher level) or a Scottish certificate of sixth year studies” there shall be substituted “a Scottish national qualification (higher or advanced higher)”.
3 In regulation 130 (interpretation) in the definition of “grant” after “a payment from access funds” there shall be added “or any payment to which paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 or paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 applies”.
Definition of “grant” was substituted by regulation 3(4)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
4 For paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –

“12 1 Any payment by way of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
2 Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in respect of a course of study attended by a child or a young person or a person who is in receipt of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to any provision specified in sub-paragraph (1).”

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Paragraph 12 was substituted by regulation 2(1) and (2)(c) of S.R. 2000 No. 2
5 For paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (capital to be disregarded) there shall be substituted –

“50 1 Any payment by way of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
2 Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in respect of a course of study attended by a child or a young person or a person who is in receipt of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to any provision specified in sub-paragraph (1).”

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Paragraph 50 was added by regulation 2(3) and (4)(c) of S.R. 2000 No. 2