Good cause
9.—(1) The period prescribed for the purposes of section 17A(5)(d) of the Act (within which the appropriate consequence follows unless a person (“P”) shows good cause for a failure to comply with these Regulations) is 5 working days.
(2) That period begins with the day on which the Secretary of State notifies P of the failure.
(3) The notification must be in writing.
(4) Regulation 73 (good cause for the purposes of section 19(5)(b) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations)(1) applies for the purposes of these Regulations as it applies for the purposes of sections 19(5)(b) and 20A(2)(b) of that Act but as if the references to an employment programme were to the Scheme.
(5) In this regulation, “working day” means any day except for a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England (2).