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Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 1990. S.I. No. 587.

Adoption: 1990-03-14 | Date of entry into force: 1990-05-30 | GBR-1990-C-9822

This Order amends the Constitution of Anguilla, including s.13 (3) by substituting for the words "colour or creed" the words "colour or creed or sex" and substituting for ss.(7) a new ss. (7) which includes, inter alia, ss.(7)(a) which reads "which is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society for the protection or well-being of women.".

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Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 574 of 1990)

Adoption: 1990-03-12 | Date of entry into force: 1990-04-03 | GBR-1990-R-9859

Amendments in respect of, inter alia, meal or refreshment breaks, provision of assessment of normal weekly earnings of an employed earner, calculation of earnings from the provision of board and lodging accommodation etc.

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Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 246 (N.I. 2) of 1990)

Adoption: 1990-02-14 | GBR-1990-R-20258

Makes provision for the equal treatment of men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions; repeals or amends certain prohibitions or requirements relating to young persons and other categories of workers, assimilates the age limits for men and women for the purposes of redundancy payments and abolishes redundancy rebates to employers, and amends provisions relating to the payment out of the Redundancy Fund of certain debts due to employees in situations where the employer is insolvent. The Order is made for the purposes corresponding to certain provisions of the Employment Act 1989 (LLD 1989 GBR1).

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Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Amendment Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 40 of 1990)

Adoption: 1990-01-09 | Date of entry into force: 1990-02-08 | GBR-1990-R-9411

Amendments to the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 in respect of the disqualification for receiving severe disablement allowance during an absence from Great Britain. Regulation 3 revokes Regulations 3 and 7 of the 1975 Regulations together with Regulation 13(4) of the Social Security (Child Benefit Consequential) Regulations 1977. These Regulations relate to maternity and death grants which were abolished under sections 38, 41 and 86 and Schedule 11 of the Social Security Act 1986.

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Social Security (Employment Injuries Insurance) (Amendment of Contributions and Benefits) Order 1989. L.N. No. 115.

Adoption: 1989-12-28 | Date of entry into force: 1990-01-01 | GBR-1989-R-8988

Amendments in the rates of contribution rates, injury benefit, dependents allowance, disablement gratuity, and rates of disablement gratuity and certain related matters.

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Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (b) (Exemption of Police Federation Constitutional and Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 2420 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 1990-01-16 | GBR-1989-L-9612

Preserves the effect of the provisions of the Police Federation Regulations 1969 listed in Article 2 by suspending the application of section 1(1) of the Employment Act 1989 (overriding of statutory requirements which conflict with certain provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975).

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The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Exemption of Special Treatment for Lone Parents) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 2140 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-11-17 | Date of entry into force: 1989-12-19 | GBR-1989-L-9352

Provides with respect to employment training that section 8 of the Employment Act 1989 shall apply to any special treatment afforded (a) by the making of any payment, in connection with the participation of a lone parent in employment training, to a person having the care of a child of that lone parent or (b) by the fixing of any special condition for the participation of lone parents in employment training. By virtue of section 8(2) of the Employment Act 1989, where the section applies to any special treatment afforded to or in respect of lone parents, neither the treatment so afforded nor any act done in the implementation of such treatment shall be regarded for the purposes of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (LS 1975 - UK 1) as giving rise to any discrimination falling within section 3 of that Act (discrimination against married persons for the purposes of Part II of that Act).

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Employment Act 1989 (Chapter 38)

Adoption: 1989-11-16 | GBR-1989-L-8768

Amends the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in pursuance to Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions, repeals or amends prohibitions or requirements relating to the employment of young persons and other categories of employees, and makes certain amendments in respect of industrial training boards and other related matters.

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Social Security Benefit (Dependency and Computation of Earnings) Amendment Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 1690 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-09-18 | Date of entry into force: 1989-10-09 | GBR-1989-R-8641

Consequential upon section 9 of the Social Security Act 1989 which extends the meaning of "earnings" to include personal as well as occupational pensions. Regulations 2 and 3 amend references to occupational pensions in both the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 and the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1978 so as to include a reference to personal pensions.

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Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 1989. No. 23.

Adoption: 1989-08-10 | GBR-1989-R-8526

Amends the Employment Ordinance by, inter alia, inserting Part VA entitled "Sex Discrimination". Section 52A(1) provides that, for the purposes of certain provisions of the Ordinance," the principle of equal treatment means that there shall be no discrimination whatsovever on grounds of sex either directly or indirectly by reference in particular to marital or family status." Section 52B(1) provides: "Application of the principle of equal treatment means that there shall be no discrimination whatsoever on grounds of sex in the conditions, including selection criteria, for access to all jobs or posts, whatever the sector or branch or activity, and to all levels of the occupational hierarchy." Section 52C provides for the application of the principle of equal pay for equal value, and by, s. 52D, laws, regulations and administrative provisions contrary to the principle of equal treatment or the principle of equal pay, cease to have effect. Section 52E provides for the competence of the Industrial Tribunal to consider complaints and to provide remedies.

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Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989. C.32.

Adoption: 1989-07-27 | GBR-1989-L-8156

An Act to establish a Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland and offices of President and Vice-President of the Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal. Amends the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 and makes further provision with respect to the promotion of equality of opportunity in employment and occupations in Northern Ireland between persons of different religious beliefs.

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Social Security Act 1989 (Chapter 24)

Adoption: 1989-07-21 | GBR-1989-L-8391

Amends the law relating to social security and occupational and personal pension schemes; makes provision with respect to certain employment-related benefit schemes; and provides for the recovery, out of certain compensation payments, of amounts determined by reference to payments of benefit. Section 5 concerns liability to maintain children, sections 6 to 12 - benefits under the principal Act including requalification and disqualification of unemployment benefit, sections 13 to 16 - income-related benefits, sections 17 to 18 - up-rating, and sections 19 to 21 - information and adjudication. Section 23 provides for equal treatment for men and women with respect to occupational and personal pensions. Schedule 9 indicates repeals.

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Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 893 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-05-23 | Date of entry into force: 1989-05-28 | GBR-1989-R-8976

Contains savings relating to unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, maternity allowance and provide for transitional arrangements for women who were given credits in order that they might claim unemployment benefit and sickness benefit.

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Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 523 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-03-16 | Date of entry into force: 1989-04-11 | GBR-1989-R-8694

Amendments to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 in relation to widowed mother's allowance, apportionment of payments by way of occupational pension, and certain other matters.

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Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 187 of 1989)

Adoption: 1989-02-13 | Date of entry into force: 1989-04-10 | GBR-1989-R-7726

Subject to certain conditions, section 21 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 permits the payment of a children's pension under that Act to continue after the child reaches the age of 16 if the child is undergoing training for a trade, profession or vocation. This Order revokes the Superannuation (Children's Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1988 and increases the limit on such emoluments.

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Social Security (Family Allowances) (Repeal) Ordinance. No. 18.

Adoption: 1988-11-24 | GBR-1988-R-7431

Repeals the above-cited Ordinance.

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Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988. S.I. No. 1303 (N.I. 13).

Adoption: 1988-07-26 | GBR-1988-R-6585

Amends the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 to repeal certain exemptions and to provide for common age limits in unfair dismissal cases. Removes certain restrictions on working hours and conditions for women in factories, mines and quarries. Also, inter alia, provides for the issue of codes of practice on the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality between men and women in the field of employment.

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Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 1227 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-07-15 | GBR-1988-R-6566

Amendments to the 1976 Regulations, principally in relation to the effect of engaging in remunerative work and participating in youth training schemes.

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Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 660 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-03-30 | Date of entry into force: 1988-04-11 | GBR-1988-R-4962

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Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 664 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-03-30 | Date of entry into force: 1988-04-11 | GBR-1988-R-4968

Main amendments are consequential upon the introduction of family credit and income support.

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Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988. S.I. No. 594 (N.I. 2).

Adoption: 1988-03-23 | GBR-1988-R-6582

Makes amendments to various instruments to take account of the Social Security Act 1988, particularly regarding entitlements to income support, unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, industrial death benefit and statutory maternity pay.

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Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 554 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-03-21 | GBR-1988-R-4959

Makes provision in regard to child benefits, consequential upon provisions contains in the Social Security Acts of 1986 and 1988.

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Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 522 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-03-16 | GBR-1988-R-4957

Amends the 1987 Regulations of the same, chiefly in relation to family credits.

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Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 249 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-02-17 | GBR-1988-R-6062

Makes no longer applicable, as regards discrimination in employment and related areas, provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (LS 1975 - UK 1) and the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 which permitted a certificate of the Secretary of State to serve as conclusive evidence that an act was done for the purpose of safeguarding national security.

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Sex Discrimination Act 1986 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 99 (C. 4) of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-01-25 | Date of entry into force: 1988-02-26 | GBR-1988-L-6061

Brings into force those provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1986 which are not already in force (repeal of restrictions on the employment of women at night in industrial undertakings).

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Social Security (Hospital-In-Patients) Amendment Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 31 of 1987)

Adoption: 1987-01-15 | Date of entry into force: 1987-02-13 | GBR-1987-R-7306

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Supplementary Benefit (Requirements and Resources) Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 1293 of 1986)

Adoption: 1986-07-23 | GBR-1986-R-2594

Amends the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1983 and the Supplementary Benefit (Resources) Regulations 1981 to make provision for students.

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Sex Discrimination Code of Practice Order 1985 (S.I. No. 387 of 1985)

Adoption: 1985-03-12 | Date of entry into force: 1985-04-30 | GBR-1985-L-1657

Code of Practice covering discrimination in employment.

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Ordinance to amend the Family Allowances Ordinance 1960.

Adoption: 1985-01-15 | GBR-1985-R-1625

Definition of child.

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Family Allowances (Amendment) Ordinance 1984.

Adoption: 1984-12-11 | GBR-1984-R-915

An Ordinance to amend the Family Allowances Ordinance (Chapter 58). No. 19. Amends s. 4.

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Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 451 of 1984)

Adoption: 1984-04-23 | GBR-1984-R-1542

Amendments in relation to adjudication of questions arising out of the Family Income Supplements Act 1970, the Social Security Act 1975, the Child Benefit Act 1975 and the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.

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Social Security (New Zealand) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 1894 of 1983)

Adoption: 1983-12-21 | GBR-1983-R-637

Provides for modification of the Social Security Act 1975 and the Child Benefit Act 1975 so as to give effect to the Convention on Social Security between the United Kingdom and New Zealand, signed on 1 November 1983 (text of Convention set out in schedule).

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Industrial Tribunals (Rules of Procedure) (Equal Value Amendment) Regulations 1983 (S.I. No. 1807 of 1983)

Adoption: 1983-12-07 | GBR-1983-R-10068

Amends the Industrial Tribunals (Rules of Procedure) Regulation 1980 and the Industrial Tribunals (Rules of Procedure) (Scotland) Regulation 1980, to provide for procedure in cases involving equal value claims under section 1(2)(c) of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (LS 1970 - UK 1).

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Equal Pay (Amendment) Regulations 1983 (S.I. No. 1794 of 1983)

Adoption: 1983-12-06 | GBR-1983-R-118

Amends section 1 and insert a new section 2A in the Equal Pay Act 1970 (LS 1970 - UK 1), implementing Council Directive 75/117/EEC.

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Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980 (S.I. No. 1437 of 1980)

Adoption: 1983-09-26 | GBR-1983-R-16277

Repeals the Regulations of 1971, as amended.

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Human Rights Act 1981 (1981:41). -

Adoption: 1981-07-07 | GBR-1981-L-92570

Part I - Preliminary
Part II - Unlawful Discrimination
Part III - Human Rights Commission
Part IV - General

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Family Allowances and Social Security (Reciprocal Agreement with Portugal) (Jersey) Act, 1979.

Adoption: 1979-09-11 | GBR-1979-L-20037

An Act to give full force and effect to the provisions contained in the Convention on Social Security of 15 November 1978 between the Government of United Kingdon and Portugal, so far as the same relate to the Island of Jersey and subject to modification according to the Family Allowances (Jersey) Law, 1972 and the Social Security (Jersey) Law, 1974.

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Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Ordinance 1978.

Adoption: 1978-12-27 | GBR-1978-R-13139

An Ordinance to amend the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Ordinance (Cap. 50) by affording further restrictions on the employment of children in industrial employment or at sea. No. 38.

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Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Ordinance 1978.

Adoption: 1978-07-07 | GBR-1978-R-13135

An Ordinance further to amend the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Ordinance 1967 [No. 1 of 1967]. No. 7. Miscellaneous amendments to the Schedule.

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Social Insurance (Insurability and Social Classes) (Amendment) Regulations 1977. Legal Notice No. 97.

Adoption: 1977-07-20 | GBR-1977-R-13279

Inter alia, replace reg.7 (married women and widows).

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Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976.

Adoption: 1976-07-22 | GBR-1976-L-14165

An Act to establish an Agency with the duties of promoting equality of opportunity in employment and occupations in Northern Ireland between people of different religious beliefs and working for the elimination of discrimination which is unlawful by virtue of the Act; to render unlawful, in connection with such employments and occupations, certain kinds of discrimination on the ground of religious belief or political opinion; and for connected purposes. Ch. 25.

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Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

Adoption: 1976-07-02 | GBR-1976-R-14164

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Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 15). -

Adoption: 1976-07-02 | GBR-1976-R-101603

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Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976 (S.I. No. 965 of 1976)

Adoption: 1976-06-18 | GBR-1976-R-14050

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Family Allowances and Social Security (Reciprocal Agreement with Spain) (Jersey) Act, 1976.

Adoption: 1976-02-18 | GBR-1976-L-20036

An Act to give full force and effect to the provisions contained in the Convention on Social Security of 13 September 1974, between the Government of the United Kingdom and Spain, so far as the same relate to the Island of Jersey and subject to modification according to the Family Allowances (Jersey) Law, 1972, and the Social Security (Jersey) Law, 1974.

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Industrial Tribunals (Non-Discrimination Notices Appeals) Regulations 1975 (S.I. No. 2098 of 1975)

Adoption: 1975-12-10 | GBR-1975-L-18679

Appeals against non-discrimination notices issued under the Sex Discrimination Act (LS 1975 - UK 1).

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Equal Pay Ordinance 1975.

Adoption: 1975-10-14 | GBR-1975-R-18688

An Ordinance to remove discrimination on grounds of sex in remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment. No. 26

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Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975.

Adoption: 1975-09-17 | GBR-1975-R-18683

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Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (Chapter 60)

Adoption: 1975-08-07 | GBR-1975-L-18673

Provides for the rates of social security retirement pensions and certain other benefits to the earnings on which contributions have been paid; enables employed earners to be contracted-out of full social security contributions and benefits where the requisite benefits are provided by an occupational pension scheme; makes provision for securing that men and women are afforded equal access to occupational pension schemes; and makes other amendments in the law relating to social security (including an amendment of Part II of the Social Security Act 1975 introducing a new non-contributory benefit called "mobility allowance"); and makes other provision about occupational pensions.

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Child Benefit Act 1975 (Chapter 61)

Adoption: 1975-08-07 | GBR-1975-L-18674

Replaces family Allowances with a new benefit to be know as child benefit and, pending the introduction of that benefit, provides an interim benefit for unmarried or separated parents with children; amends the Family Allowances Act 1965 as respects children entitled to non-contributory invalidity pension; repeals paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966; and for purposes connected with those matters.