(1) Section 141(4) (amended by section 6 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009) of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by substituting the following for paragraph (b):

"(b) is, or by reason of the person’s participation in an activity prescribed for the purposes of this subsection and subject to any conditions that may be prescribed, is deemed to be, or is exempted from being required to be, available for employment, and",

(b) in paragraph (c) by substituting "family circumstances." for "family circumstances, and", and

(c) by deleting paragraph (d).

(2) The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following sections for section 141A (inserted by section 8 of the Social Welfare Act 2010):

"Refusal or failure to attend activation meetings relating to jobseeker’s allowance

141A.

(1) Notice may be given by or on behalf of the Minister to any person receiving jobseeker’s allowance requesting the person, at the time specified in the notice, to comply with the requirement specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (3).