The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendments to the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

3.—(1) The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In Article 130(2) (fairness of dismissals: general)—

(a) omit paragraphs (2)(ba), (2A) and (3A), and

(b) in paragraph (4), for “In any other case where” substitute “Where”.

(3) Omit Articles 130ZA to 130ZH (retirement dismissals)(3).

(4) In Article 137 (redundancy), omit paragraph (7I)(4).

(5) In Article 140(3) (qualifying period of employment), omit sub-paragraph (q) as inserted by the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(5).

(6) In Article 146(5)(a) (remedies for unfair dismissal: orders for compensation), omit “130ZG or”(6).

(7) In Article 154(1A)(a) (basic award in certain cases), omit “130ZG or”(7).

(1)

S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16).

(2)

Relevant amendments to Article 130 have been made by paragraph 3(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

(3)

Articles 130ZA to 130ZH inserted by paragraph 3(4) of Part 1 to Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

(4)

Paragraph (7I) inserted by paragraph 3(2)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 225.

(5)

Sub-paragraph (q) inserted by paragraph 3(5)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

(6)

Paragraph (5) inserted by Article 23(3) of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15)), and amended by paragraph 3(7) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

(7)

Paragraph (1A) inserted by Article 23(5) of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15)) and amended by paragraph 3(9) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.