Regulation 36(2)
1. In this Schedule and regulation 36(2)—E+W+S
(a)“public holiday” means—
(i)in England and Wales, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1,
(ii)in Scotland, a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 or a local holiday;
(b)“Christmas and New Year holidays” means—
(i)in England and Wales, the period beginning at the start of Christmas Day and terminating at the end of New Year's Day, or if New Year's Day is a Sunday at the end of 2nd January,
(ii)in Scotland, the period beginning at the start of Christmas Day and terminating at the end of 2nd January, or where New Year's Day is a Saturday or a Sunday terminating at the end of 3rd January;
(c)“Easter Holidays” means the period beginning at the start of Good Friday and terminating at the end of Easter Monday;
(d)“office closure” means a period during which an appropriate office is closed in connection with a public holiday.
2. Where a claim for a jobseeker's allowance is made during any period set out in paragraph 3, the Secretary of State may treat that claim as a claim for a period, to be specified in a decision of the Secretary of State, not exceeding—E+W+S
(a)35 days after the date of the claim where the claim is made during the period specified in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 3; or
(b)21 days after the date of claim where the claim is made during the period specified in either sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of paragraph 3.
3. For the purposes of paragraph 2 the periods are—E+W+S
(a)in the case of Christmas and New Year holidays, a period beginning with the start of the 35th day before the first day of office closure and terminating at the end of the last day of office closure;
(b)in the case of Easter Holidays, a period beginning with the start of the 16th day before the first day of office closure and terminating at the end of the last day of office closure;
(c)in the case of any other public holiday, a period beginning with the start of the 14th day before the first day of office closure and terminating at the end of the last day of office closure.