SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Jobseeker's allowance in interim period: consequential amendments

Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)

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The Jobseekers Act 1995 is amended as follows.

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Section 8 (attendance etc) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1A)(a) (as originally enacted), for “the Secretary of State” there is substituted “an employment officer“.

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In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there is substituted “ provide for entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance to cease at such time as may be determined in accordance with any such regulations if, when a person fails to comply with such regulations, that person (or, if that person is a member of a joint-claim couple, either member of the couple) does not make prescribed contact with an employment officer within a prescribed period of the failure. ”

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In section 16(3)(b) and 17(4) (in both places) for “good cause” there is substituted “ a good reason ”.

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F2In section 17A (employment schemes), in subsection (5)(c) for “jobseeker's agreement to which a person is a party” there is substituted “ claimant commitment accepted by a person ”.

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F3Section 20 (exemptions from section 19) is amended as follows—

a

in the heading, after “19” there is inserted “ and 19A ”;

b

in subsection (1), for “prevent payment” there is substituted “ authorise reduction ”;

c

in subsection (2), for “19” there is substituted “19A” and for “(5)” there is substituted “ (2)(c) to (g) ”;

d

in subsection (3), for “19(6)(b) or (d)” there is substituted “19(2)(b) or (d)” and for “ just cause ” there is substituted “good reason”.

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Sections 20C and 20D (uncommenced provision relating to sanctions for violent conduct etc) are repealed.

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F4In section 22 (members of the forces), in subsection (2), for “section 19(6)(b)” there is substituted “ section 19(2)(b) ”.

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F5In section 35 (interpretation), in subsection (1), before the definition of “jobseeking period” there is inserted—

“jobseeker's direction” has the meaning given by section 19A;

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F6In section 36 (regulations and orders), after subsection (1) there is inserted—

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Subsection (1) does not apply to an order under section 35(1) in relation to employment officers.

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F8Schedule 1 (supplementary) is amended as follows.

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In paragraph 8(b), for “entered into a jobseeker's agreement” there is substituted “accepted a claimant commitment“.

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F7In paragraph 10, at the end there is inserted—

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References in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) to an income-based jobseeker's allowance include a payment by way of such an allowance under section 19C.