The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

“the amending provisions” means the provisions referred to in article 4(1)(a) to (c) of the No. 9 Order (day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance);

“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(1);

“jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995(2);

“No. 4 relevant districts” means the postcode part-districts specified in the Schedule;

“the No. 9 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013(3).

(2) For the purposes of this Order, a reference to a person who falls within the Pathfinder Group is a reference to a person who meets the requirements of regulations 5 to 12 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013(4).

(1)

2007 c.5.

(2)

1995 c.18.

(3)

S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41).

(4)

S.I. 2013/386. The Regulations were amended by S.I. 2013/803 and 2070.