The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
These Regulations amend the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997 to—provide that a member of a joint-claim couple shall be treated as though he had lost his job through misconduct where he is discharged, cashiered or otherwise dismissed as a consequence of being convicted on any proceedings under the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955 or by any civil court (regulation 2(2));ensure that a member of a joint-claim couple is not disqualified from receiving joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance where he is discharged from Her Majesty’s Forces at his own request (regulation 2(3)).