The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1082

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2007

Made

28th March 2007

Coming into force

2nd April 2007

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(2) and (10)(c), 20A(3), 29(1), (3), (4) and (5), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1).

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).

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3).

(1)

1995 c.18. Section 20A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). 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). Section 35(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

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

(3)

See section 173(1)(b) 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.