3.—(1) In a case of earnings from any employment or employments to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, £20.
(2) This paragraph applies to employment—
(a)as a part time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(1) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies(2);
(b)as a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority (as defined in section 1 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(3)) or a joint fire and rescue board constituted by an amalgamation scheme made under section 2(1) of that Act;
(c)as an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;
(d)in the manning or launching of a lifeboat if the employment is part-time; and
(e)as a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(4).
(3) If—
(a)any of the earnings of the applicant or the applicant’s partner, or both of them, are disregarded under sub-paragraph (1); and
(b)either of them has, or both of them have, other earnings,
so much of those other earnings as would not if aggregated with the earnings disregarded under sub-paragraph (1) exceed £20.
Sections 2 and 4 were amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28) and Schedule 7 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20).
S.I. 2001/1004, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.