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The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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- Pt. 7A inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
- Ch. 5 inserted by 2022 c. 27 (N.I.) s. 1(1)
- art. 21(4B) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 2
- art. 23(1)(zza) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 3
- art. 70F inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 4
- art. 70G inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 20
- art. 71(1C) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 21(a)
- art. 72(8) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 22(b)
- art. 85ZS(3)(a)-(c) substituted for words by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 47(4)
- art. 135E inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 6
- art. 135G inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 25
- art. 137(6D) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 7
- art. 137(7N) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 26(b)
- art. 140(3)(fj) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 8
- art. 140(3)(fl) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 27
- art. 143(2)(ddd) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 9
- art. 144(2)(ddd) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 10
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 7A inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
- Ch. 5 inserted by 2022 c. 27 (N.I.) s. 1(1)
- art. 21(4B) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 2
- art. 23(1)(zza) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 3
- art. 70F inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 4
- art. 70G inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 20
- art. 71(1C) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 21(a)
- art. 72(8) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 22(b)
- art. 85ZS(3)(a)-(c) substituted for words by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 47(4)
- art. 135E inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 6
- art. 135G inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 25
- art. 137(6D) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 7
- art. 137(7N) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 26(b)
- art. 140(3)(fj) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 8
- art. 140(3)(fl) inserted by 2020 c. 7 Sch. 7 para. 27
- art. 143(2)(ddd) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 9
- art. 144(2)(ddd) inserted by 2011 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 10
X1Trustees of occupational pension schemesN.I.
133.—(1) An employee who is dismissed shall be regarded for the purposes of this Part as unfairly dismissed if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is that, being a trustee of a relevant occupational pension scheme which relates to his employment, the employee performed (or proposed to perform) any functions as such a trustee.
[F1(1A) This Article applies to an employee who is a director of a company which is a trustee of a relevant occupational pension scheme as it applies to an employee who is a trustee of such a scheme (references to such a trustee being read for this purpose as references to such a director).]
(2) In this Article “relevant occupational pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme (as defined in section 1 of the [1993 c. 49.] Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993) established under a trust.
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X1The insertion of the new arts. 130ZA-130ZH preceded by new "Retirement" crossheading and followed by new "Other Dismissals" crossheading on 1.10.2006 gives rise to a change in the structure of this Order on legislation.gov.uk which breaks the continuity of historical versions of the existing provisions which are brought under new "Other Dismissals" crossheading
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