PART 1INTERPRETATION ETC
“Qualified person”6
1
In these Regulations, “qualified person” means a person who is an EEA national and in the United Kingdom as—
a
a jobseeker;
b
a worker;
c
a self-employed person;
d
a self-sufficient person; or
e
a student.
2
A person who is no longer working shall not cease to be treated as a worker for the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) if—
a
he is temporarily unable to work as the result of an illness or accident;
b
he is in duly recorded involuntary unemployment after having been employed in the United Kingdom, provided that he has registered as a jobseeker with the relevant employment office and—
i
he was employed for one year or more before becoming unemployed;
ii
he has been unemployed for no more than six months; or
iii
he can provide evidence that he is seeking employment in the United Kingdom and has a genuine chance of being engaged;
c
he is involuntarily unemployed and has embarked on vocational training; or
d
he has voluntarily ceased working and embarked on vocational training that is related to his previous employment.
3
A person who is no longer in self-employment shall not cease to be treated as a self-employed person for the purpose of paragraph (1)(c) if he is temporarily unable to pursue his activity as a self-employed person as the result of an illness or accident.
4
For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), “jobseeker” means a person who enters the United Kingdom in order to seek employment and can provide evidence that he is seeking employment and has a genuine chance of being engaged.