1Citation and commencement#
These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 25th February 2008.
2Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations#
(1)The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2)In regulation 3A(1) (prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of Article 3(4)) for “1957” substitute “1947”.
(3)In regulation 3E(2)(l) (entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple) for “27th October 2002” substitute “24th February 2008”.
(4)Omit regulation 3F (transitional case couples: prescribed circumstances and period for the purposes of paragraph 8A(2) of Schedule 1 to the Order).
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