Amendment of regulation 1(2)
3. In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a)before the definition of “the Act” insert—
““the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007(1);”;
““the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012(2);”;
(b)after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;”;
(c)after the definition of “the Benefits Act” insert—
““the ESA Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(3);”;
(d)after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” insert—
““the UC Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(4);”;
““assessment period” has the same meaning as in the UC Regulations;”;
(e)after the definition of “disqualification period” insert—
““income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based allowance under the Jobseekers Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the 2012 Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);”;
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under the Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the 2012 Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);”;
““joint claimant” means each of joint claimants as defined in section 40 of the 2012 Act;”;
(f)after the definition of “pay day”(5) insert—
““personal independence payment” means the allowance under Part 4 of the 2012 Act;”;
(g)after the definition of “relevant authority” add—.
““universal credit” means the benefit payable under Part 1 of the 2012 Act.”.