Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application, extent and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008.

These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2008.

The amendments made by regulation 5 apply only in relation to a case where a woman’s expected week of childbirth as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999^f1 (interpretation) begins on or after 5th October 2008.

These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.

In these Regulations “the 1975 Act” means the Sex Discrimination Act 1975^f2.