For the purposes of paragraph (1A), it is for the claimant to show that it is unreasonable for him to take up employment or attend for interview within the periods referred to in paragraph (1).

In order to be regarded as available for employment, a person who is engaged, whether by contract or otherwise, in providing a service with or without remuneration, other than a person who has caring responsibilities or who is engaged in voluntary work, is not required to be able to take up employment immediately, providing he is willing and able to take up employment on being given 24 hours’ notice.

In order to be regarded as available for employment, a person who is in employed earner’s employment and is not engaged in remunerative work and who is required by F5section 86 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to give notice to terminate his contract is not required to be able to take up employment immediately, providing he is willing and able to take up employment immediately he is able to do so in accordance with his statutory obligations.

Where in accordance with regulation 7, 13F11, 13A or 17 a person is only available for employment at certain times, he is not required to be able to take up employment at a time at which he is not available, but he must be willing and able to take up employment immediately he is available.

Where in accordance with paragraph F8(1), (1A) or (2) a person is not required to be able to take up employment immediately, the F9... periods referred to in those paragraphs include periods when in accordance with regulation 7F10, 13 or 13A he is not available.

In this regulation “week” means any period of seven consecutive days.