Education Reform Act 1988

222 Application of employment law during financial delegation

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make such modifications in any enactment relating to employment and, in particular, in any enactment—

(a) conferring powers or imposing duties on employers;

(b) conferring rights on employees; or

(c) otherwise regulating the relations between employers and employees;

as he considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the operation of any of the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection (2) below.

(2) Those provisions are—

(a) sections 44(2) and (3) and 45(10), section 46(1), (2) and (4), Schedule 3, paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 and section 48 so far as relating to that paragraph; and

(b) subsections (2) to (9) of section 148 and subsections (1) and (3) of section 149.

(3) Before making any order under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) such associations of local authorities;

(b) such bodies representing the interests of governors of voluntary schools; and

(c) such organisations representing staff in schools required to be covered by schemes under section 33 of this Act or institutions required to be covered by schemes under section 139 of this Act;

as appear to him to be concerned.