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These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 19th March 2001.
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(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 14(1) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (m) after “a couple” there shall be inserted “other than a joint-claim couple”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (m) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—“
(mm) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple and he and his partner are both absent from Northern Ireland and 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;”;
(c) after regulation 14(1)(n) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—“
(o) if he is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c), for the period of any such temporary absence;”.
(3) In regulation 19(1) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (m) after “a couple” there shall be inserted “other than a joint-claim couple”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (m) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—“
(mm) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple, in any week during which he and his partner are both absent from Northern Ireland 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;”;
(c) after regulation 19(1)(r) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—“
(s) if he is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c), for the period of any such temporary absence.”.
(4) In regulation 64(2) (availability for employment), after “(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)” and after “Article 21(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)(d) or (e)”.
(5) In regulation 65(5) (active seeking) after “(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted “ or 22A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)” and after “Article 21(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)(d) or (e)”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th February 2001.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
