Point in time view as at 27/07/2008.
Social Security Act 1998, Paragraph 140 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
140(1)In subsection (2) of section 17 of that Act (reduced payments), for the word “either” there shall be substituted the word “any”.
(2)In subsection (3) of that section, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(b)he has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place, and no certificate has been issued to him under subsection (4);
(c)he has lost his place on such a scheme through misconduct.”
(3)For subsections (4) and (5) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(4)Where a young person who has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place—
(a)claims that there was good cause for his doing so; and
(b)applies to the Secretary of State for a certificate under this subsection,
the Secretary of State shall, if he is satisfied that there was good cause, issue a certificate to that effect and give a copy of it to the young person.
(5)In this section—
“training scheme” has such meaning as may be prescribed;
“young person” means a person who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 18.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 paras. 136-146 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)
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