SCHEDULES

2[F1(1)Section 8 (attendance etc) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (1A)(a) (as originally enacted), for “the Secretary of State” there is substituted “an employment officer“.

(3)In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there is substituted “ provide for entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance to cease at such time as may be determined in accordance with any such regulations if, when a person fails to comply with such regulations, that person (or, if that person is a member of a joint-claim couple, either member of the couple) does not make prescribed contact with an employment officer within a prescribed period of the failure. ”]

3E+W+SIn section 16(3)(b) and 17(4) (in both places) for “good cause” there is substituted “ a good reason ”.

5E+W+S[F3Section 20 (exemptions from section 19) is amended as follows—

(a)in the heading, after “19” there is inserted “ and 19A ”;

(b)in subsection (1), for “prevent payment” there is substituted “ authorise reduction ”;

(c)in subsection (2), for “19” there is substituted “19A” and for “(5)” there is substituted “ (2)(c) to (g) ”;

(d)in subsection (3), for “19(6)(b) or (d)” there is substituted “19(2)(b) or (d)” and for “ just cause ” there is substituted “good reason”.]

6E+W+SSections 20C and 20D (uncommenced provision relating to sanctions for violent conduct etc) are repealed.

7E+W+S[F4In section 22 (members of the forces), in subsection (2), for “section 19(6)(b)” there is substituted “ section 19(2)(b) ”.]

8E+W+S[F5In section 35 (interpretation), in subsection (1), before the definition of “jobseeking period” there is inserted—

““jobseeker's direction” has the meaning given by section 19A;”.]

9E+W+S[F6In section 36 (regulations and orders), after subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A)Subsection (1) does not apply to an order under section 35(1) in relation to employment officers.”]

10(1)[F7Schedule 1 (supplementary) is amended as follows.]E+W+S

(2)In paragraph 8(b), for “entered into a jobseeker's agreement” there is substituted “accepted a claimant commitment“.

(3)[F8In paragraph 10, at the end there is inserted—

“(6)References in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) to an income-based jobseeker's allowance include a payment by way of such an allowance under section 19C.”]