Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1411
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002
Made
24th May 2002
Laid before Parliament
27th May 2002
Coming into force
17th June 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), 136(3), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 12(1), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995( 2 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 3 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 17th June 2002.
Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996
2. In paragraph (b) of the definition of “self-employment route” in both regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987( 4 ) and regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996( 5 ) (interpretation)—
(a) at the end of both sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii), the word “or” shall be omitted;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (iv), there shall be added the following—
“ or
(v) the New Deal for Lone Parents ( 6 ) ; ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Nick Brown
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
24th May 2002
1992 c. 4 ; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
1995 c. 18 ; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning 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. 1987/1967 ; the definition was inserted by S.I. 2000/2910 and amended by S.I. 2001/652 and 1029 .
S.I. 1996/207 ; the definition was inserted by S.I. 2000/2910 and amended by S.I. 2001/652 and 1029 .
A leaflet (WFL3) “Personal Adviser Meetings and the New Deal for Lone Parents—A Guide to Policy and Practice” was produced by DSS Communications (Leeds) in March 2001 and is available from Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentres and Jobcentre Plus Offices.