# The Employment Act 1989 (Amendments and Revocations) Order 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends and revokes various instruments. The amendments set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order are made so that the provisions in that Part which are framed by reference to a specified age expressed as a number of years are instead framed by reference to school-leaving age.
The revocations set out in Part II of the said Schedule are made in order to remove restrictions relating to the employment of young persons between school-leaving age and 18 years of age.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2311/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-1989-amendments-and-revocations-order-1989/note
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