New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001
This Order provides that, for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided in pursuance of the employment programme known as “the Preparation for Employment Programme” or “the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus” and receiving or entitled to receive from the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, receipt of a training allowance in connection with the use of those facilities shall be treated not as being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950. Any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities, other than a trading payment made to a person receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment, shall be treated as a payment of training allowance made in respect of such training.