# The Equal Pay (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st October 1997, specify the circumstances in which a person may present a complaint to an industrial tribunal in respect of his service in the armed forces, notwithstanding that he would otherwise be precluded from making such a complaint by section 7A(5) of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (which requires a person to go through the service redress procedures before making a complaint to an industrial tribunal).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2162/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equal-pay-complaints-to-industrial-tribunals-armed-forces-regulations-1997/note
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