SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 6th October 1996. Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2 For regulation 6 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 there shall be substituted the following regulation— Transition from unemployment benefit to a jobseeker’s allowance 6 In regulation 5 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (transition from unemployment benefit to a jobseeker’s allowance) for paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— 1 Paragraph (1A) shall apply in the case of a person to whom unemployment benefit was payable in respect of the relevant day. 1A In a case where, in accordance with a notice issued to him under regulation 19 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to, the Claims and Payments Regulations, a person claims unemployment benefit— a on or after 7th October 1996 but before 13th October 1996 and in consequence of that claim unemployment benefit is awarded, that award shall have effect as— i an award of unemployment benefit until the end of the benefit week that includes the relevant day, and ii thereafter as an award of a jobseeker’s allowance until such date as the claimant fails to satisfy, or in respect of which he ceases to be treated as satisfying, any condition of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance which applies in his case; b on or after 14th October 1996 but before 20th October 1996 and in consequence of that claim unemployment benefit is awarded, that award shall have effect as— i an award of unemployment benefit for the first benefit week falling within the period of the claim, and ii thereafter as an award of a jobseeker’s allowance until such date as the claimant fails to satisfy, or in respect of which he ceases to be treated as satisfying, any condition of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance which applies in his case. 2 An award of unemployment benefit— a made in accordance with regulation 17(4)( b ) of the Claims and Payments Regulations, or b made on or after 7th October 1996 for a period commencing before 7th October 1996, and which extends beyond the benefit week which includes the relevant day shall terminate at the end of that benefit week. . Amendment of the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 3 1 Regulation 7 of the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (transitional provisions) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In paragraph (3) for “continue to apply” there shall be substituted “apply with the amendments made by regulation 20(6) of the Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 ”. 3 In paragraph (4) for “continue to apply” there shall be substituted “apply with the amendments made by regulation 20(10) of the Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on 23rd September 1996 John O'Neill Assistant Secretary