1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996, immediately following the coming into force of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1996(1).
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(2).
2.—(1) Regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In the definition of “benefit week”—
(a)after the words “regulation 23 (attendance)” there shall be inserted the words—
“requiring him to provide a signed declaration as referred to in regulation 24(6) or, in the case of a claimant who is not normally required to attend in person, on the day which corresponds with the day of the week specified by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 24(10) for the provision of a signed declaration,”.
(b)in head (a) at the end the word “and” shall be omitted and after head (a) there shall be inserted the following head—
“(aa)where the Secretary of State has set a day for payment of a jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a claim, but no notice has yet been given or sent to the claimant in accordance with regulation 23, the “benefit week” means a period of 7 days ending on the day which has been set;”.
(3) In the definition of “week” for the words “Part III and regulation 87” there shall be substituted the words “Parts III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIII”
(4) In the definition of “training allowance” after the words “Employment and Training Act 1973(c)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990(3),”