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Employment Act 1989 in Northern Ireland

1989 c. 38 · Enacted 16 November 1989 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in pursuance of the Directive of the Council of the European Communities, dated 9th February 1976, (No.76/207/EEC) on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions; to repeal or amend prohibitions or requirements relating to the employment of young persons and other categories of employees; to make other amendments of the law relating to employment and training; to repeal section 1(1)(a) of the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922; to dissolve the Training Commission; to make further provision with respect to industrial training boards; to make provision with respect to the transfer of staff employed in the Skills Training Agency; and for connected purposes.

[16th November 1989]

X1I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 30(2); Act wholly in force at 03.03.1997 see S.I. 1997/134, art. 2

Editorial notes

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The whole Act appeared in S.I.F Group 43:1 (Employment: General). The text of ss. 1–8, 27–30, Schs. 1, 6 paras. 12, 15, 16, 30, Sch. 9 para. 1 was printed in S.I.F Group 106:1 (Rights of the Subject: General).

Contents

  1. 2Power of Secretary of State to repeal statutory provisions requiring discrimination as respects employment or training. Repealed
  2. 3Restriction of exemption for discrimination required by or under statute. Repealed
  3. 4Exemption for discrimination under certain provisions concerned with the protection of women at work. Repealed
  4. 6Power of Secretary of State to exempt particular acts of discrimination required by or under statute. Repealed
  5. 7Prohibition of discrimination in connection with provision of training. Repealed
  6. 8Power to exempt discrimination in favour of lone parents in connection with training.
  7. Removal of restrictions and other requirements relating to employment
  8. 10Removal of restrictions relating to employment of young persons.
  9. 21Removal of requirement to notify local authority of storage of celluloid film. Repealed
  10. Dissolution of Training Commission
  11. 22Dissolution of Training Commission.
  12. 23Consultation in connection with industrial training orders.
  13. 24Transfer of assets or staff of industrial training boards.
  14. 25Constitution of industrial training boards.
  15. 26Transfer of staff employed in Skills Training Agency. Repealed
  16. General
  17. 27Power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.
  18. 29Interpretation, minor and consequential amendments, repeals, etc.
  19. 30Short title, commencement and extent.
  20. Enactments
  21. Other instruments
  22. Paragraph
  23. IProvisions Revoked
  24. Part II: Amendments
  25. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  26. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. 4Paragraph 4
  29. Schedule 3: Removal of Restrictions Relating to Employment of Young Persons
  30. IRepeals relating to Restrictions with Respect to Hours of Employment and Holidays
  31. IIRepeals Relating to Other Requirements
  32. Part III: Amendment of Certain Age Limits
  33. Chapter: Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 (c.65)
  34. 1Paragraph 1
  35. Chapter: Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c.12)
  36. 3Paragraph 3
  37. 4Paragraph 4
  38. 5Paragraph 5
  39. 6Paragraph 6
  40. 7Paragraph 7
  41. 8Paragraph 8
  42. 9Paragraph 9
  43. 10Paragraph 10
  44. 11Paragraph 11
  45. 12Paragraph 12
  46. 13Paragraph 13
  47. 14Paragraph 14
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  56. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  57. 10Paragraph 10
  58. 11Paragraph 11
  59. 12Paragraph 12
  60. 13Paragraph 13
  61. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  62. 15Paragraph 15
  63. 16Paragraph 16
  64. Schedule 5: Dissolution of Training Commission: Supplementary Provisions
  65. Interpretation
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. 2Paragraph 2
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. 4Paragraph 4
  70. 5Paragraph 5
  71. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  72. 7Paragraph 7
  73. 8Paragraph 8
  74. 9Paragraph 9
  75. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  76. 11Paragraph 11
  77. Schedule 6: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  78. Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 (c.65)
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. 8Paragraph 8
  85. 9Paragraph 9
  86. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
  87. 10Paragraph 10
  88. 11Paragraph 11
  89. 12Paragraph 12
  90. 13Paragraph 13
  91. Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c. 70)
  92. 14Paragraph 14
  93. 15Paragraph 15
  94. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  95. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  96. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
  97. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  98. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  99. 29Paragraph 29
  100. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  101. Schedule 7: Repeals
  102. IRepeals coming into force on Royal Assent
  103. IIRepeals coming into force two months after Royal Assent
  104. IIIRepeals coming into force on a day appointed under s. 30(4)
  105. Sex discrimination
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. Time off for trade union duties
  108. Redundancy payments: assimilation of age limits
  109. Redundancy rebates
  110. Insolvency payments
  111. Appointments to industrial training boards
  112. 6Paragraph 6