Regulation 1 Citation and commencementF1

Northern Ireland

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation—

(a)

for the purposes of this regulation, regulation 2 (interpretation) and regulations 37, 38 and 39 (functions of the Equality Commission), on 14th June 2006;

(b)

for the purposes of regulation 7 (applicants and employees) and regulation 25 (relationships which have come to an end), in so far as either regulation relates to arrangements for—

(i)

the payment of pension contributions;

(ii)

admission to a pension scheme; and

(iii)

the provision of any benefits relating to pensions;

on 1st December 2006;

(c)

for the purposes of regulation 12 (pension schemes) and Schedule 1 (pension schemes), on 1st December 2006; and

(d)

for all other purposes on 1st October 2006.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 1 substituted (30.9.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/395), regs. 1(1), 2(2)