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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 10th June 1994, the remaining provisions of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) except for section 31 (which relates to service in the armed forces) and a consequential provision in Schedule 10.

The provisions brought into force by this Order are those specified in the Schedule to the Order and they relate to employment rights in connection with maternity. The provisions implement the requirements of Council Directive 92/85/EEC (OJ No. L348, 28.11.92, p.1) in relation to maternity leave, dismissals on grounds of pregnancy or childbirth and suspension from work on maternity grounds.

This Order also contains transitional provisions in article 3.

Dates of commencement of the other provisions of the 1993 Act are set out in the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1908) and the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2503).