The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 19th June 2000.

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

2.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 69(1)(b)(2) (prescribed period for purposes of Article 21(2)) after “in any case” there shall be inserted “(other than a case where a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable in circumstances relating to the employment programme known as “Core Gateway” specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv)(3))”.

(3) In regulation 69(1)(c) after “in any case” there shall be inserted “(other than a case where a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable in circumstances relating to the employment programme known as “Core Gateway” specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv))”.

(4) In regulation 75(1)(4) (interpretation of Article 21 of the Order and Part V of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) after “and” in the first place where that word occurs there shall be added “, except in the case of head (iv),”, and

(b) after head (iii) there shall be added the following—

“(iv) Core Gateway, being a programme of up to two weeks' duration, consisting of advice and assistance on job search activity and the development of job search skills.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 24th May 2000.

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development