4.—(1) Regulation 3 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (linking periods) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In paragraph (1)(d) after “service” there shall be added “and is required to attend court”.
(3) In paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(e)any period of interruption of employment where a jobseeking period begins within 8 weeks of that period ending.”.
(4) After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(2A) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(e) a day of unemployment shall form part of a period of interruption of employment if a jobseeking period begins within 6 days of that day.”.
(5) Any period of interruption of employment which ends within 8 weeks of the commencement of a jobseeking period as described in regulation 2(1) of the Transitional Provisions Regulations shall be treated, for the purposes of that regulation, as a jobseeking period.