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The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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2.—(1) Regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In the definition of “benefit week”—

(a)after “regulation 23 (attendance)” there shall be inserted “requiring him to provide a signed declaration as referred to in regulation 24(6) (provision of information and evidence) or, in the case of a claimant who is not normally required to attend in person, on the day which corresponds with the day of the week specified by the Department in accordance with regulation 24(10) for the provision of a signed declaration”;

(b)at the end of paragraph (a) after “claimant,” “and” shall be omitted, and

(c)after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa)where the Department has set a day for payment of a jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a claim, but no notice has yet been given or sent to the claimant in accordance with regulation 23, the “benefit week” means a period of 7 days ending on the day which has been set;”.

(3) In the definition of “week” for “Part III and regulation 87” there shall be substituted “Parts III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIII”.

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