Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009.

(2) It shall come into force on 5th October 2009.

(3) In this Order—

“the Flexible New Deal” means the employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1);

“facilities” includes the provision of services;

“New Deal participant”, in relation to any time, means a person who is at that time participating in the Flexible New Deal;

“trading payment” means a payment made to a Flexible New Deal participant in consideration of goods or services supplied by that person in the course of participating in the Flexible New Deal;

“training allowance” means a payment made by the Secretary of State to a person in connection with that person’s participation in the Flexible New Deal.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207. Regulation 75(1)(a)(v) is inserted by S.I. 2009/480 on 5th October 2009.