The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit and Jobseeker’s Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1999

Made5th August 1999

Laid before Parliament12th August 1999

Coming into force6th September 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30C(3), 122(1) and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921, section 35(1) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers Act 19952 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit and Jobseeker’s Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 6th September 1999.

Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 19942

In regulation 4 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 19944 (days not to be treated as days of incapacity for work), after sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of paragraph (1) there shall be inserted–

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subject to regulation 2A5, is not entitled to incapacity benefit because section 1(1A) of the Administration Act6 (requirement to state national insurance number) applies.

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 19963

After sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (3) of regulation 47 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 19967 (jobseeking period) there shall be inserted–

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subject to regulation 2A8, any period in respect of which the claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because section 1(1A) of the Administration Act9 (requirement to state national insurance number) applies.

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

Hugh BayleyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Social Security5th August 1999

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend–

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the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (S.I.1994/2946) so that a day in respect of which a person makes a claim for incapacity benefit is not to be treated as a day of incapacity unless the claim is accompanied by the claimant's, or his dependant's, national insurance number (regulation 2); and

2

the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I.1996/207) so that days in respect of which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because he has not provided his or his dependant’s national insurance number, shall not be, or be part of, a jobseeking period (regulation 3).

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.