The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Claims for entitlement to a Jobseeker’s Allowance

7.—(1) Regulation 7 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (claims for entitlement to a Jobseeker’s Allowance) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) for the words “regulation 6; or” there shall be substituted the words“regulation 5 or 6.”.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph (3) after the words “6th or 7th April 1996” there shall be added the words“and where the period of interruption of employment that was current on that date was also current on the relevant day” —.

(5) After paragraph (3) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

“(3A) In the case of a person to whom unemployment benefit was not payable in respect of either 6th or 7th April 1996—

(a) section 5(1) shall have effect as if the reference to 182 days was a reference to 156 days; and

(b) in any benefit week commencing on or after 7th October 1996, Sunday or such other day of the week which before that date was, in the claimant’s case, substituted for Sunday in accordance with regulation 4 of the Unemployment Benefit Regulations as in force on 6th October 1996 shall be disregarded solely for the purpose of determining whether in the aggregate a person has been entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance for 156 days.”.

(6) In paragraph (5)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “and had been entitled to unemployment benefit” to“juror began” there shall be substituted the words “and unemployment benefit was payable to him in respect of the day immediately preceding the day on which he was required to serve as a juror”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “and who had been” to “income support” there shall be substituted the words “and unemployment benefit or income support was, or both were, payable to him in respect of the day immediately preceding the day in respect of which that training began”.

(7) In paragraph (6) for the words “Where” to “taking part in training” there shall be substituted the words “In the case of a person to whom the requirements of one or more of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (5) apply on either 6th or 7th April 1996”.

(8) In paragraph (7)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) after the words “jury service” there shall be inserted the words “and was required to serve as a juror”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) the following words shall be inserted—

“and where income support was payable to him in respect of the day immediately preceding the day on which he was required to serve as a juror,”.