The Social Security (Basic Skills Training Pilot) Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 867

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Basic Skills Training Pilot) Regulations 2004

Made

23rd March 2004

Coming into force

5th April 2004

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Whereas these Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work(2);

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 19(10)(c), 29(1) and (3), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1995 c. 18.

(2)

See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.

(3)

Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).

(4)

See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.