The Unemployment Benefit (Disqualification Period) Order 1988

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made11th March 1988

Coming into force11th April 1988

Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 167(1) of the Social Security Act 19751 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 20(1A) of the Social Security Act 19752 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Unemployment Benefit (Disqualification Period) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.

Alteration of period of disqualification2

In section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 (other disqualifications, etc)3 for the figure “13” there shall be substituted the figure “26”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

SkelmersdaleParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health and Social Security11th March 1988

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 to extend the maximum period of disqualification for receiving unemployment benefit from 13 weeks to 26 weeks in the circumstances specified in that section (voluntary unemployment etc).