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Amendment of section 68J of Principal Act
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9. Section 68J of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
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“(1) Where—
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(a) as a consequence of attendance for, or submission to, an assessment in accordance with section 68I(3)(b), a request is made by or on behalf of the Minister to that person to participate in, agree to participate in or avail himself or herself of an opportunity of participating in—
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(i) any scheme or programme of employment or work experience, or
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(ii) a course of education, training or development,
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which is prescribed for the purposes of this section and which is considered appropriate having regard to the education, training and development needs of that person and his or her personal circumstances, and
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(b) that person refuses or fails, without good cause, to participate in, agree to participate in or avail himself or herself of an opportunity of participating in such a scheme, programme or course, as the case may be,
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the weekly rate of jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) payable to that person in respect of any such period of refusal or failure shall, subject to this section, be as set out in section 68E(2) or, as the case may be, paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 68F(2).”,
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and
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent subsections (1) to (3) being applied to a person where, on or after the expiration of such period of disqualification as is applied in accordance with subsection (3)—
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(a) notice has been given by or on behalf of the Minister to that person requesting him or her, at the time specified in the notice, to comply with the requirement referred to in subsection (2)(a), or
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(b) a request has been made by or on behalf of the Minister to that person to participate in, agree to participate in or avail himself or herself of an opportunity of participating in any scheme, programme or course referred to in subsection (2)(b),
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as the case may be, and that person continues, without good cause, to refuse or fail to—
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(i) comply with the requirement specified in the notice under paragraph (a) at the time specified in that notice, or at any time thereafter as may be determined by or on behalf of the Minister and notified to the person, or
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(ii) participate in, agree to participate in or avail himself or herself of an opportunity of participating in any scheme, programme or course referred to in paragraph (b).”.
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