Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following Amendment to the Work Start Grant Programme (as established and approved on 29 June 1999).
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of August 2001.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This Amendment is the Work Start Grant Amendment (No 2) 2001.
(2) In this Amendment, the Work Start Grant programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 October 2001.
3. Interpretation-The definition in clause 2.1 of the programme of client is amended by inserting, immediately following the words "16 years", the words "(not being a full-time student)".
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Explanatory Note:
This is not part of the Amendment but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This Amendment precludes full-time students from eligibility for work start grants under the Work Start Grant welfare programme with effect 1 October 2001.
The Amendment is consequential upon other measures for work start assistance for full-time students coming into effect from that date.