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(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—
 ...
 
 “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;
 “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .
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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  (functions of the Secretary of State) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990  (functions in relation to training for employment etc.);”.
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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;”.
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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
