PART II JOBSEEKING
Chapter II Availability for Employment
Circumstances in which a person is not to be regarded as available15
A person shall not be regarded as available for employment in the following circumstances—
C1C2C3a
if he is a full-time student during the period of study unless he has a partner who is also a full-time student, if either he or his partner is treated as responsible for a child or a young person, but this exception shall apply only for the period of the summer vacation appropriate to his course and providing he is available for employment in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or unless he is treated as available in accordance with regulation 14(1)(a) or 14(1)(k);
b
F3bb
if the period beginning on the date of claim and ending on the day before the beginning of the first week after the date of claim is less than 7 days, for that period, unless he is treated as available for employment for that period in accordance with regulation 14;
bc
F4if he is on paternity leave or ordinary adoption leave by virtue of section 75A of the Employment Rights Act 1996
c
if she is in receipt of maternity allowance or maternity pay in accordance with section 35 or sections 164-171 respectively of the Benefits Act.