Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 3336
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000
Made
7th December 2000
Coming into force
19th March 2001
Whereas a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995( 1 ) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 7(4), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995( 2 ), by this instrument which contains only regulations consequential upon provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999( 3 ) and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions( 4 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 19th March 2001.
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
2. —(1)The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996( 5 ) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 14(1)(n) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available) after the words “a couple” there shall be inserted the words “other than a joint-claim couple”.
(3) After regulation 14(1)(n) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–
“ (nn) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple and he and his partner are both absent from Great Britain and a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1 ( 6 ) (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks; ” .
(4) After regulation 14(1)(o) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“ (p) if he is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c) ( 7 ) , for the period of any such temporary absence ” .
(5) In regulation 19(1)(n) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment) after the words “a couple” there shall be inserted the words “other than a joint-claim couple”.
(6) After regulation 19(1)(n) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–
“ (nn) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple, in any week during which he and his partner are both absent from Great Britain for not less than 3 days and in which a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks; ” .
(7) After regulation 19(1)(s) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“ (t) if he is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c), for the period of any such temporary absence. ”
(8) In regulation 64(2) (availability for employment), after the words “ section 19(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)”( 8 ) and after the words “section 19(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(d) or (e)”.
(9) in regulation 65(5) (active seeking) after the words “section 19(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)” and after the words “section 19(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(d) or (e)”.
Tessa Jowell
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
7th December 2000
Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations ”.
See sections 170 and 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.
S.I. 1996/207 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1517 , 1997/563 , 1997/982 and 1998/1274 .
Paragraphs 20E, 20F, 20G and 20I were inserted by the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1978 ).
Paragraphs (6A) and (6B) were inserted by regulation 2(5) of and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1978 ).
Section 20A was inserted by section 59 of and paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) .