Jobseekers Act 1995

35 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “adjudication officer” means an adjudication officer appointed under section 38 of the Administration Act;

• “the Administration Act” means the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992;

• “applicable amount” means the applicable amount determined in accordance with regulations under section 4;

• “benefit year” has the meaning given by section 2(4);

• “the Benefits Act” means the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

• “child” means a person under the age of 16;

• “claimant” means a person who claims a jobseeker’s allowance;

• “continental shelf operations” has the same meaning as in section 120 of the Benefits Act;

• “contribution-based conditions” means the conditions set out in section 2;

• “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given in section 1(4);

• “employed earner” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act;

• “employment”, except in section 7, has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act;

• “entitled”, in relation to a jobseeker’s allowance, is to be construed in accordance with—

  (a)

  the provisions of this Act relating to entitlement; and

  (b)

  sections 1 and 68 of the Administration Act;

• “family” means—

  (a)

  a married or unmarried couple;

  (b)

  a married or unmarried couple and a member of the same household for whom one of them is, or both are, responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

  (c)

  except in prescribed circumstances, a person who is not a member of a married or unmarried couple and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

• “Great Britain” includes the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjacent to Great Britain;

• “income-based conditions” means the conditions set out in section 3;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given in section 1(4);

• “jobseeker’s agreement” has the meaning given by section 9(1);

• “jobseeking period” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act;

• “married couple” means a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;

• “occupational pension scheme” has the same meaning as it has in the [1993 c. 48.] Pension Schemes Act 1993 by virtue of section 1 of that Act;

• “pensionable age” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act;

• “pension payments” means—

  (a)

  periodical payments made in relation to a person, under a personal pension scheme or, in connection with the coming to an end of an employment of his, under an occupational pension scheme or a public service pension scheme; and

  (b)

  such other payments as may be prescribed;

• “personal pension scheme” means—

  (a)

  a personal pension scheme as defined by section 1 of the [1993 c. 48.] Pension Schemes Act 1993;

  (b)

  a contract or trust scheme approved under Chapter III of Part XIV of the [1988 c. 1.] Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988; and

  (c)

  a personal pension scheme approved under Chapter IV of that Part of that Act;

• “prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;

• “public service pension scheme” has the same meaning as it has in the [1993 c. 48.] Pension Schemes Act 1993 by virtue of section 1 of that Act;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• “tax year” means the 12 months beginning with 6th April in any year;

• “trade dispute” means any dispute between employers and employees, or between employees and employees, which is connected with the employment or non-employment or the terms of employment or the conditions of employment of any persons, whether employees in the employment of the employer with whom the dispute arises, or not;

• “training” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act and, in relation to prescribed provisions of this Act, if regulations so provide, includes assistance to find training or employment, or to improve a person’s prospects of being employed, of such a kind as may be prescribed;

• “unmarried couple” means a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;

• “week” means a period of 7 days beginning with a Sunday or such other period of 7 days as may be prescribed;

• “work” has the meaning prescribed for the purposes of this Act;

• “year”, except in the expression “benefit year”, means a tax year.

(2) The expressions “capable of work”, “linked period”, “relevant education” and “remunerative work” are to be read with paragraphs 2, 3, 14 and 1 of Schedule 1.

(3) Subject to any regulations made for the purposes of this subsection, “earnings” is to be construed for the purposes of this Act in accordance with section 3 of the Benefits Act and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to this Act.