This Act may be cited as the Jobseekers Act 1995.

Section 39 and this section (apart from subsections (4) and (5)) come into force on the passing of this Act, but otherwise the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

Schedule 2 makes consequential amendments.

The repeals set out in Schedule 3 shall have effect.

Apart from this section, section 39 and paragraphs 11 to 16, 28, 67 and 68 of Schedule 2, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.