Statutory Instruments
1996 No. 1126 (C.18)

SOCIAL SECURITY
The Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No.2) Order 1996

Made
18th April 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.2) Order 1996.

Appointed Day

2.  22nd April 1996 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a)paragraphs 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 47, 52, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75 and 76 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (which contain amendments to the Administration Act and the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2)); and

(b)section 41(4) of that Act in so far as it relates to those paragraphs.

Amendment of Commencement Order No.1

3.  In article 2(g) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No.1) Order 1995(3), for the words “section 41(5)” there shall be substituted the words “section 41(4)”.

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

Roger Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
18th April 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This, the second Order commencing provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), provides for the coming into force on 22nd April 1996 of certain provisions in Schedule 2 which introduce into the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) and the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) references to the Jobseekers Act 1995.
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)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

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

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

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

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

Section 8 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

Section 9(13)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

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

Section 12 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

Section 13 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 22 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

Section 26 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

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

Section 28
12 December 1995 and 1 April 1996
1995/3228

Section 29
1st January 1996
1995/3228

Section 30
1st April 1996
1995/3228

Section 31 (partially)
12 December 1995
1995/3228

Section 33
6th April 1996
1995/3228

Section 34
12 December 1995 and 6 April 1996
1995/3228

Sections 35, 36 and 37
12 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 Schedule 2, paragraph 41 and section 41(4) in so far as it relates to it 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

12th December 1995

6th April 1996

1st April 1996

1995/3228

1995/3228

1995/3228

(1)
1995 c. 18.

(2)
1992 c. 14.

(3)
S.I. 1995/3228 (c.75).