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Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment of section 20) Order 1983

S.I. 1983/1202 · Made 5 August 1983

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SEX DISCRIMINATION NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made 5th August 1983

Coming into Operation 1st September 1983

In exercise of powers conferred on me by section 80(1)(a) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, after consultation with the Equal Opportunities Commission in accordance with section 80(2) of that Act, I hereby make the following order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament:—

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Sex Discrimination Act
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment of section 20) Order 1983 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1983.

2Amendment of Sex Discrimination Act

Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 20 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (certain provisions of Act not to apply to midwives) shall be amended by the insertion at the beginning of each of those subsections the words “Until 1st September 1983”.

Signature

Norman Fowler

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

5th August 1983

Explanatory note

This Order amends section 20 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 so that from 1st September 1983 the provisions of that Act concerning employment, promotion, transfer and training will apply to midwives.