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Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 963

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004

Made

30th March 2004

Laid before Parliament

5th April 2004

Coming into force

4th May 2004

M1,M2,M3,M4 The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3), (4) and (5)(b) and (c), 137(1) and (2)(d), and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 12(1) to (3) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned , and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th May 2004.

(2) In these Regulations—

M5,F1 ...

M6,M7 “ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

M8 “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Common amendments

F2,M9 2. In regulation 2(1) of ... the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted—

“ “ self-employment route ” means assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in—

(a) an employment zone programme; or

(b) a programme provided or other arrangements made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 M10 (functions of the Secretary of State) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 M11 (functions in relation to training for employment etc. ); ” .

Other amendment of the Income Support Regulations

M12 3. In the Income Support Regulations in regulation 6(1) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted as sub-paragraph (dd)—

“ (dd) he is receiving assistance under the self-employment route; ” .

Other amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

M13 4. In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in paragraph (bb) of regulation 53 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work) for the words after “receiving assistance” there shall be substituted “ under the self-employment route ” .

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Des Browne

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004.
The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004 (2004/963)
Version from: 6 March 2006

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Status of this instrument

in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term Defined term
dfn Defined term (alternative style)
footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
F1 Words in reg. 1(2) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 1 (with regs. 2 , 3 , Sch. 3 , Sch. 4 ) this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F2 Words in reg. 2 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 1 (with regs. 2 , 3 , Sch. 3 , Sch. 4 ) this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
M1 1992 c. 4 ; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M2 1995 c. 18 ; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M3 See section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) , which was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
M4 See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) ; paragraph 67(a) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in section 170(5) in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
M5 S.I. 1992/1814 .
M6 S.I. 1987/1971 .
M7 S.I. 1987/1967 .
M8 S.I. 1996/207 .
M9 The definition of “self-employment route” was inserted by S.I. 2000/2910 and amended by S.I. 2001/652 and 2001/1029 in each case and, in relation to the Income Support Regulations and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, it was also amended by S.I. 2002/1411 and 2002/2314.
M10 1973 c. 50 . Section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19) . It was amended by section 29(4) of, and Schedule 7 to, the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38) and, in relation to Scotland only, by section 47(1) of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19) .
M11 1990 c. 35 . Section 2 applies to Scotland only. It was amended by sections 47(2) and (4) and 51 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19) and by S.I. 1999/1820 .
M12 The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1445 and 1999/2556.
M13 The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2000/2910 .
Defined Term Section/Article ID Scope of Application
the Income Support Regulations reg. 1. def_f5c8c04b0c
the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations reg. 1. def_06967c71d3

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