The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2569

Northern Ireland

Social Security

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made

10th October 2012

Laid before Parliament

15th October 2012

Coming into force

5th November 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(2), 24(1) and (3) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 5th November 2012.

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997

2.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “serving member of the forces” for “regulation 1(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979” substitute “regulation 1(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(3)”.

(3) Omit regulation 3 (entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance).

(4) In regulation 7 (extension of time for performing certain acts)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit “Subject to paragraph (2),”; and

(b) omit paragraph (2).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

10th October 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997.

Regulation 2(2) replaces a reference to a provision in the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 (which have been revoked) with a reference to a provision in the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001.

Regulation 2(3) removes a provision which disentitles a person from receiving a jobseeker’s allowance (except in certain circumstances) in respect of any day on which that person is a serving member of the armed forces.

Regulation 2(4) makes an amendment that is consequential upon the amendment made by regulation 2(3).

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15). Article 2(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the term “prescribed”. That definition was amended by S.I. 1999/671. Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671).

(2)

S.I. 1997/932.

(3)

S.I. 2001/1004.