The Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/909
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 24th April 2006.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004 ;

“direction”, “employment zone” and “employment zone programme” have the same meaning as in the principal Regulations.

Section 2 Miscellaneous amendments

(1) Subject to regulation 4 of these Regulations, in regulation 75(1)(a) (interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 , omit the words “or the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004”.

(2) In regulation 4 (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply) of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000 —

(a) in paragraph (1)(c), omit the words “, the Social Security (Working Neighbourhoods) Regulations 2004”, and

(b) omit paragraph (2).

(3) In the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002 —

(a) in regulation 2(3) (interpretation and application), omit the words from “or where a person” to “regulation 2(3) of those Regulations,”, and

(b) in regulation 16(2) (revocations and transitional provision), omit the words from “and except where a person” to “regulation 2(3) of those Regulations”.

(4) In regulation 2(2) (interpretation and application) of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003 , omit the words from “Except in a case where” to “regulation 2(3) of those Regulations,”.

Section 3 Revocation and savings of the principal Regulations

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 4, the principal Regulations are revoked.

(2) Regulations 22, 24, 25(1), (2) and (4) and 26(1) and (3) of the principal Regulations are not revoked.

Section 4 Transitional provisions for employment zones

(1) The provisions listed in paragraph (2) shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been made—

(a) in the case of a person falling within paragraph (3), and

(b) for the period specified in paragraph (4).

(2) The provisions listed in this paragraph are—

(a) regulation 75(1)(a) (interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, and

(b) the following provisions of the principal Regulations—

(i) regulation 2(1), (2) and (4),

(ii) regulations 16 to 21,

(iii) regulation 23,

(iv) Part 2 of the Schedule.

(3) A person falls within this paragraph if immediately before these Regulations come into force, he is participating in an employment zone programme following a direction given under regulation 17 or 18 of the principal Regulations.

(4) The period specified in this paragraph begins on 24th April 2006 and ends on—

(a) the date the person ceases to participate in that employment zone programme by virtue of regulation 19 or 21 of the principal Regulations, or

(b) 31st October 2006,

whichever is the earlier.