PART 9E+W+SShare fishermen

Amount payableE+W+S

74.—(1) The amount payable to a share fisherman by way of a jobseeker's allowance is to be calculated in accordance with regulations 49 to 51 (weekly amounts of jobseeker's allowance, deductions in respect of earnings and payments by way of pensions) and this regulation, and Part 8 does not apply.

(2) Regulations 49 to 51 apply in respect of share fishermen so that the amount payable is calculated by reference to earnings earned and pension payments received in the benefit week.

(3) In this regulation “benefit week” means—

(a)in respect of the week in which the claim is made, the period of seven days beginning with the date of claim; and

(b)in respect of any subsequent week, the period of seven days beginning with the day after the last day of the previous benefit week.