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.”.
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 541, S.R. 1998 No. 182 and S.R. 2000 No. 9
Regulation 69 was substituted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 9
Head (iv) is added by regulation 2(4)(b) of these Regulations
Regulation 75 was substituted by regulation 8 of S.R. 1997 No. 541 and amended by S.R. 1998 No. 182