The New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1998
This Order provides that, for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4) and the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18) and of the subordinate legislations specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided in pursuance of any of the employment or employment-related training programmes known as “the Full-time Education and Training Option", “the Voluntary Sector Option" and “the Environment Task Force Option"under the arrangements known as the New Deal and receiving or entitled to receive from the Secretary of State a training allowance in connection with the use of those facilities shall be treated as participating in arrangements for training under sections 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c.50). Any payment made to such a person in connection with his use of those facilities shall be treated as a payment of training allowance made in respect of such training.