1993 No. 1065

SOCIAL SECURITY

The North Norfolk Action (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1993

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Whereas arrangements have been made by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 19731 (“the 1973 Act”) to set up a programme to be known as North Norfolk Action:

And whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that North Norfolk Action makesprovision for persons using facilities provided in pursuance of those arrangements to receive payments in connection with their use of those facilities:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her bysection 26(1)(a), (c) and (d) and (2) of the Employment Act 19882 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the North Norfolk Action (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 10th May 1993.

Treatment of persons and payments for purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule2

For the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order a person using facilities provided under North Norfolk Action shall be treated as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the 1973 Act and, accordingly, any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.

Treatment of payments for purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923

A payment made to a person in connection with his use of facilities provided under North Norfolk Action shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923.

Signed by Order of the Secretary of State.

Michael ForsythMinister of State,Department of Employment

SCHEDULE

Article 2

List of subordinate legislation

  • The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 19754

  • The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 19795

  • The Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 19836

  • The Income Support (General) Regulations 19877

  • The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19878

  • The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 19879

  • The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 198710

  • The Family Credit (General) Regulations 198711

  • The European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No. 2) Regulations 198812

  • The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 198813

  • The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 198814

  • The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 198915

  • The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reductions of Grant) Regulations 199016

  • The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 199117

  • The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 199118

  • The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 6 Regulations 199119

  • The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 199120

  • The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 199221

  • The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 199222

  • The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment and Special Cases) Regulations 199223

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that, for the purposes of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided under the North Norfolk Action programme shall be treated as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50). Any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated in the same manner as a payment made in respect of such training.

The Order provides that a payment made to a person in connection with his use of such facilities shall not be treated as earnings for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4).