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Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1978

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000

Made

24th July 2000

Laid before Parliament

27th July 2000

Coming into force

19th March 2001

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to regulation 2(2) and (5) of these Regulations (in so far as regulation 2(5) relates to paragraphs 2 to 9 and 18 to 32 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations), and the Secretary of State for Social Security in relation to the remainder of these Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2C), (2D) and (4), 3(1)(f)(iii) and (2), 3A(1)(e)(ii), 4(5), 8(1A)(a) to (c) and (2), 9(1) and (10), 12(1), (2) and (4)(a) and (b), 13(2A), 17(1A), 19(8) and (10), 20(4) and (6), 20A(3), (5)(b), (6), (8) and (9), 20B(3) to (8), 21, 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 8A(1) and (2), 9, 9A to 9D, 10(1) to (4), 11(2), 12 and 15 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995(1), section 171D, 171G(2) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2) and sections 72(1) and 83(4) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(3) and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, by this Instrument which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, provisions of section 59 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions(4), hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1995 c. 18; sections 1(2C) and (2D), 3A, 8(1A), 13(2A), 17(1A), 20A and 20B and paragraphs 8A and 9A to 9D of Schedule 1 were inserted, and section 1(4) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 were amended, by section 59 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “employment”, “jobseeking period”, “prescribed”, “regulations” and “week”.

(2)

1992 c. 4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act.

(4)

See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) and section 91(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.