Interpretation
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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);
- “claimant”—
  1. in relation to an employment and support allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, save as mentioned in article 5(1A);
  2. in relation to a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995 (as it applies apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to
the Act
that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance), save as mentioned in article 5(1A);
  3. in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of
the Act
;
- “employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 ;
- “First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998;
...
- “jobseeker's allowance” means a jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 ;
- “No. 6 relevant districts” means the postcode part-districts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule;
- “No. 7 relevant districts” means the postcode part-districts specified in Part 2 of 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 .
- “Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.
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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 .
For the purposes of this Order, the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 apply for the purpose of deciding—
a
whether a claim for universal credit is made; and
b
the date on which such a claim is made.
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2007 c.5.
1995 c.18.
S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41).
S.I. 2013/386. The Regulations were amended by S.I. 2013/803 and 2070.
Art. 2 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), arts. 3, 21(1)(2)
Art. 2 amended (30.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1661), arts. 3, 8(3)
Art. 2 amended (28.7.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1923), arts. 3, 9(2)
Art. 2(1) amended (24.11.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3067), arts. 3, 6(3)
Art. 2(1) amended (24.11.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3067), arts. 3, 6(3)
Art. 2 modified (25.5.2016) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/596), art. 8(1)(2)(a)
Art. 2 modified (5.4.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/57), art. 16
Art. 2 modified (5.4.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/57), art. 16