Regulation 3 Amendment of the Equal Pay Act 1970

Section 2A of the Equal Pay Act 1970^f1 is amended as follows.

In subsection (1), for the words from “shall not determine” to the end there is substituted—

“may either—

(a)

proceed to determine that question; or

(b)

unless it is satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds for determining that the work is of equal value as so mentioned, require a member of the panel of independent experts to prepare a report with respect to that question;

and, if it requires the preparation of a report under paragraph (b) of this subsection, it shall not determine that question unless it has received the report.”

In subsection (2) the words “paragraph (a) of” are omitted, and for the words “that paragraph” there is substituted “that subsection”.