# The Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997, Paragraph 3: Equal treatment


(1) Section 7A(5) of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (as inserted by section 24(2) of the 1996 Act) shall not have effect in relation to any complaint in respect of a claim falling within section 7A(3) of that Act, if the period of service during which the claim arose ended before 1st October 1997.
(2) Section 6A(5) of the Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (as inserted by section 25(2) of the 1996 Act) shall not have effect in relation to any complaint in respect of a claim falling within section 6A(3) of that Act, if the period of service during which the claim arose ended before 1st October 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2164/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-1996-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-1997/schedule/paragraph-3
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