The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Social Security (Mariners’ Benefits) Regulations

19.—(1) The Social Security (Mariners’ Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)(2)—

(a) after the definition of “British ship” insert—

““contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 that remove references to an income-based allowance, and a contribution-based allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 as that Order has effect apart from those provisions;”;

(b) for the definition of “contributory employment and support allowance” substitute—

““contributory employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 12, to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 that remove references to an income-related allowance, and a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as that Part has effect apart from those provisions;”; and

(c) after the definition of “mariner” insert—

““new style JSA” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 that remove references to an income-based allowance;”.

(3) In regulation 2 (days in periods of paid leave not to be treated as days of unemployment)(3), in the words after sub-paragraph (d), after “that period of leave” insert “and, in relation to new style JSA, shall not be regarded as entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance for any day in that period”.

(4) After regulation 6(1) (special provisions relating to days of unemployment etc.)(4) insert—

“(1A) In relation to new style JSA, a mariner or share fisherman employed as such on board any ship or vessel shall be treated as complying with the work-related requirements referred to in Article 8(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 during any period when he is absent from Northern Ireland if he would comply with those requirements but for the fact that he is absent from Northern Ireland.”.

(1)

S.R. 1975 No. 108

(2)

Regulation 1(2) was amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

(3)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulation 165(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 198

(4)

Regulation 6(1) was amended by regulation 165(4) of S.R. 1996 No. 198