The Social Security (New Deal Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Interpretation of Articles 21 and 22A of the Order and Part V of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

5.  In regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (i)(a) after head (iv) there shall be added the following head—

“(v) the Preparation for Employment Programme, that is to say, the programme known by that name and provided in pursuance of arrangements made under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, being a programme lasting for any one individual for up to 52 weeks for any one individual aged 25 years or over and less than 50 years on the first required entry date to any such programme, and consisting for that individual of any one or more of the following elements, namely employed earner’s employment, assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment, education and training, work experience, assistance with job search, motivation and skills training;”;

(b) in paragraph (4), after “within paragraph (1)(a)”, there shall be inserted “or the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus”.

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Regulation 75 was substituted by regulation 8 of S.R. 1997 No. 541 and amended by S.R. 1998 No. 182, S.R. 2000 Nos. 197 and 350