The Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

7.  In regulation 2A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) (disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act), at the end of paragraph (b) add—

“(c) to a person who—

(i) is a person in respect of whom a claim for jobseeker’s allowance is made;

(ii) is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

(iii) is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for the purposes of Article 3 of the Order(2), and

(iv) has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; regulation 2A was inserted by regulation 14 of S.R. 1997 No. 483 and amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195

(2)

Article 3 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 and Part V of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and paragraph 131 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004