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(1) This Order may be cited as the New Deal (25 plus) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 2nd April 1999.
(2) In this Order–
 “the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus” means the arrangements known by that name and made under section 2 of the 1973 Act for which only persons who are aged over 25 years immediately prior to entry are eligible and which are designed to help participants to obtain work or to improve their prospects of obtaining work;
 “the self-employment route” means receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilots for 25 plus;
 “training allowance” means a payment made directly by the Secretary of State to a New Deal participant in connection with his participation;
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(1) The provisions of this article apply for the purposes of–
(a) Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ,
(b) the Jobseekers Act 1995  and
(c) the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) If during any period or periods commencing with or falling after the date on which this Order comes into force a person is participating in the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus within the self employment route and that person receives, or is eligible to receive, either a mandatory top-up payment or other payment made to him in order to assist with the expenses of participation, he is to be treated for that period or those periods and in respect of his participation as not being employed and any such payments made to such a person during that period or those periods in connection with his use of facilities shall be treated as a grant and not as a training allowance.
 Signed by order of the Secretary of State
 Andrew Smith
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment.

SCHEDULE
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The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 
The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 
The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987 
The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006;
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;
The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 
The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 1989 
The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1991 
The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 6 Regulations 1991 
The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992 
The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006;
The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 
The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1995 
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996 
The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 
The Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 
The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1997 
The Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1998 
The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000
The Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations 2000 