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1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 and shall come into operation on 28th November 1983.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means
“charity”
[F1“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;]
“determining authority” means
[F6“employment or training programme” means a course or programme of rehabilitation or training which is established pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973[F7, or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990,] for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, obtain or retain employed earner’s employment;]
“health authority”
“health board” means
“local authority”
[F8“Outward Bound course” means any course or programme for personal development which is made available to persons who are not in employment by the charitable trust known as the Outward Bound Trust Limited;]
“preserved board”
[F9“training allowance” means a training allowance paid under the Employment and Training Act 1973 [F10or the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990];]
[F11“training course” includes any arrangements made by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973[F12, or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise pursuant to section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990,] by way of courses of training, instruction or rehabilitation for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, obtain and retain employment;]
“unemployment benefit office” means
[F13“voluntary body” means a body the activities of which are carried out otherwise than for the purpose of profit;
“volunteer” means a person who is engaged in voluntary work with a charity or voluntary body, or who is engaged in voluntary work otherwise than for a member of his family, where the only payment received by him or due to be paid to him by virtue of being so engaged, is a payment in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred by him in the course of being so engaged;]
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these regulations to—
(a)a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or, as the case may be, the Schedule to, the Act bearing that number;
(b)a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (13.4.1995) by The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Consequential and Transitional Amendments and Savings) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/829), regs. 1(1), 17(2)(a) (with Pt. III)
F2Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (23.04.1984) by Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (1983 c.41), regs. 1, 25, Sch. 8 para. 1(1), (3)(a)
F3Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2683), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 37
F4Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (13.4.1995) by virtue of The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Consequential and Transitional Amendments and Savings) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/829), regs. 1(1), 17(2)(b) (with Pt. III)
F5Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (06.04.1992) by The Social Security (Invalidity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance) Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/565), regs. 1, 2
F6Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (9.10.1989) by The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1324), regs. 1(1), 2(a)
F7Words in reg. 1(2) added (1.4.1991) by The Enterprise (Scotland) Consequential Amendments Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/387), arts. 1, 6(a)(i)
F8Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (9.10.1989) by The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1324), regs. 1(1), 2(b)
F9Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (9.10.1989) by The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1324), regs. 1(1), 2(c)
F10Words in reg. 1(2) added (1.4.1991) by The Enterprise (Scotland) Consequential Amendments Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/387), arts. 1, 6(a)(ii)
F11Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (19.6.1989) by The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/872), regs. 1, 2(2)
F12Words in reg. 1(2) added (1.4.1991) by The Enterprise (Scotland) Consequential Amendments Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/387), arts. 1, 6(a)(iii)
F13Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (11.8.1993) by The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1754), regs. 1(1), 2
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Textual Amendments
F14Reg. 2 revoked (7.10.1996) by The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1345), regs. 1, 27, Sch.
Section 128(1), as amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c.53), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 77.
Section 15(6).
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