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The Jobseeker's Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“claimant” means a person who claims a jobseeker's allowance, except that in relation to a joint-claim couple M1 claiming a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance, it means either or both of the members of the couple;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 M2;
“the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations” means the Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 M3;
“the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M4;
“the Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“working day” means any day except for a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M5 in Northern Ireland.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations where a written notice is given by sending it by post it is taken to have been received on the second working day after posting.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M6 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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M1“joint-claim couple” is defined in Article 2(1) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 as inserted by Article 56 and paragraphs 2(3) and 3(4) of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
M2S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2008 Nos. 112 and 428, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357 and S.R. 2012 No. 44
M3S.R. 2004 No. 8
M4S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 No. 358, S.R. 1998 No. 326, S.R. 1999 Nos. 428 (C. 32) and 391, S.R. 2000 No. 350, S.R. 2001 No.120, S.R. 2002 No. 80, S.R. 2003 No. 195, S.R. 2004 Nos. 163, 308 and 389, S.R. 2005 No. 550, S.R. 2006 No. 97, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112 and 428, S.R. 2009 Nos. 107 and 141, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 Nos. 291 and 357 and S.R. 2012 No. 44
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