Statutory Instruments
1996 No. 2208 (C.54)

SOCIAL SECURITY
The Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

Made
27th August 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41(2) and (3) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996.

Appointed Day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force —

(a)of paragraphs 2, 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995, and section 41(4) of that Act in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, is 2nd September 1996;

(b)of all other provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 in so far as not already in force, is 7th October 1996.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Mackay of Ardbrecknish
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
27th August 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This, the fourth Order commencing provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), provides for the coming into force of paragraphs 2, 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 to the Act on 2nd September 1996 and for the whole of the remainder of the Act, in so far as not already in force, to come into force on 7th October 1996.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision
Date of Commencement
S.I. No.

Section 2(1)(c) and (4)(b) (partially) 12th December 1995 1995/3228

Section 3(1)(f)(iii),, (2),, (3) and (4) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 4(1)(b),, (2),, (4),, (5) and (12) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 5(3) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 6(2),, (3),, (4),, (5),, (7) and (9) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 7(2),, (3),, (4),, (5),, (6) and (8) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 8 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 9(1),, (8),, (10),, (11) and (12) (partially),
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 9(13)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 10(1),, (6)(c) and (7) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 11(2),, (5),, (7) and (8) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 12 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 13 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 15(1),, (2)(d),, (5) and (6) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 17(1) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 19(2),, (4),, (7),, (8) and (10)(c) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 19(10)(a)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 20(3),, (4),, (5),, (6),, (7) and (8) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 21 and Schedule 1 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 22 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 23(1),, (3) and (4) (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 26 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 27
12th December 1995 and 6th April 1996
1995/3228

Section 28
12th December 1995 and 6th April 1996
1995/3228

Section 29
1st January 1996
1995/3228

Section 30
1st April 1996
1995/3228

Section 31 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Sections 33 and 34
6th April 1996
1995/3228

Sections 35,, 36 and 37
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Section 38(1)(b) and (5)
6th April 1996
1995/3228

Section 40 (partially)
12th December 1995
1995/3228

Schedule 2,, paragraph 30(5) (partially) and section 41(4) in so far as it relates to it
12th December 1995

1995/3228 Schedule 2,, paragraphs 38,, 39,, 40,, 44,, 45,, 47,, 52,, 67,, 68,, 69,, 70,, 73,, 75 and 76 and section 41(4) in so far as it relates to those provisions
22nd April 1996
1996/1126

Schedule 2,, paragraphs 10,, 18,, 21,, 42,, 46,, 49 to 51,, 53 to 64,, 66,, 71,, 72 and 74 and section 41(4) in so far as it relates to those provisions
11th June 1996
1996/1509

Schedule 2,, paragraph 41 and section 41(4) in so far as it relates to it
6th April 1996
1995/3228

Schedule 3,, the repeals of section 30 of and Schedule 5 to the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 and section 41(5) in so far as it relates to them
1st April 1996
1995/3228

(1)
1995 c. 18.