Employment Rights Act 1996

109 Upper age limit. E+W+S

(1) Section 94 does not apply to the dismissal of an employee if on or before the effective date of termination he has attained—

(a) in a case where—

(i) in the undertaking in which the employee was employed there was a normal retiring age for an employee holding the position held by the employee, and

(ii) the age was the same whether the employee holding that position was a man or a woman,

that normal retiring age, and

(b) in any other case, the age of sixty-five.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F2 (aa) subsection (1) of section 98B (read with subsection (2) of that section) applies,]

[F3 (b) subsection (1) of section 99 (read with any regulations made under that section) applies,]

(c) subsection (1) of section 100 (read with subsections (2) and (3) of that section) applies,

(d) subsection (1) of section 101 (read with subsection (2) of that section) or subsection (3) of that section applies,

[F4 (dd) section 101A applies,]

(e) section 102 applies,

(f) section 103 applies,

[F5 (ff) section 103A applies,]

(g) subsection (1) of section 104 (read with subsections (2) and (3) of that section) applies, F6 . . .

[F7 (gg) subsection (1) of section 104A (read with subsection (2) of that section) applies, F8 . . .]

[F9 (gh) subsection (1) of section 104B (read with subsection (2) of that section) applies, F10 . . .]

[F11 (gi) section 104C applies,]

(h) section 105 applies.F12 [F13 . . .

(hh) paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 28 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.]F14 [F15 . . .

(i) paragraph (1) of regulation 7 of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 applies.]F16 [F17 . . .

(j) paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 applies.]F18 [F19 . . .

(k) paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 42 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 applies.]F20 [F21 . . .

(l) paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 30 of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.]F22 [F23 . . .

(m) paragraph 5(3) or (5) of the Schedule to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 (read with paragraph 5(6) of that Schedule) applies.][F24 , or

(n) paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 31 of the European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 109(2)(a) repealed (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, ss. 9, 44, Sch. 4 Pt. III para. 19, Sch. 9(2); S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(1)-(3), Sch. 1 Pt. II, Sch. 2 Pt. II (with transitional provisions in Sch. 3 paras. 10, 11)

F2 S. 109(2)(aa) inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 40(7), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)

F3 S. 109(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 33; S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)

F4 S. 109(2)(dd) inserted (1.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1833, reg. 32(4)

F5 S. 109(2)(ff) inserted (2.7.1999) by 1998 c. 23, s. 7(2); S.I. 1999/1547, art. 2

F6 Word in s. 109(2)(g) repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, ss. 25(4), 53, Sch. 3; S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3)

F7 S. 109(2)(gg) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 25(4); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3)

F8 Word in s. 109(2)(gg) repealed (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 7, 19(4), 20(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(4), Sch. 6

F9 S. 109(2)(gh) inserted (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 7, 20(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(4) (which amending Act was repealed (in part on 27.8.2002 and 4.12.2002, otherwise prosp.) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 60, Sch. 6; S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2) and insertion continued (1.9.2002 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 27, Sch. 1 para. 3(4); S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2

F10 Word in s. 109(2)(gh) omitted (15.1.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 29(3)

F11 S. 109(2)(gi) inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 41(6), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)

F12 Word at the end of s. 109(2)(h) omitted (1.7.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 2(3) (with regs. 12-17)

F13 S. 109(2)(hh) and preceding word inserted (15.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3323, reg. 29(3)

F14 Word in s. 109(2)(hh) repealed (1.10.2002) by The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2034), reg. 11, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 3(12) (with regs. 13-20 and subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. 2)

F15 S. 109(2)(i) and the word "or" preceding it inserted (1.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1551, reg. 10, Sch. para. 2(3) (with regs. 12-17)

F16 Word in s. 109(2)(i) repealed (8.10.2004) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2326), regs. 1(2), 43(3)(a)

F17 S. 109(2)(j) and preceding word inserted (1.10.2002) by The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2034), reg. 11, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 3(12) (with regs. 13-20 and subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. 2)

F18 Word in s. 109(2)(j) repealed (6.4.2005) by The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3426), regs. 1(1), 31(3)(a) (with reg. 3)

F19 S. 109(2)(k) and the preceding word "or" inserted (8.10.2004) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2326), regs. 1(2), 43(3)(b)

F20 Word in s. 109(2)(k) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/349), regs. 1(3), 17, Sch. para. 6(3)(a)

F21 S. 109(2)(l) and the preceding word "or" inserted (6.4.2005) by The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3426), regs. 1(1), 31(3)(b) (with reg. 3)

F22 Word in s. 109(2)(I) omitted (18.8.2006) by virtue of The European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2059), reg. 32(3)(a)

F23 S. 109(2)(m) and word inserted (6.4.2006) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/349), regs. 1(3), 17, Sch. para. 6(3)(b)

F24 S. 109(2)(n) and word inserted (18.8.2006) by The European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2059), reg. 32(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 109 excluded (4.9.2000) by 1999 c. 26, s. 12(4), (with ss. 14, 15); S.I. 2000/2242, art. 2

S. 109 excluded (6.6.2000) by 1992 c. 52, s. 70A, Sch. A1 para. 164 (as inserted (6.6.2000) by 1999 c. 26, s. 1, Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/1338, art. 2(a))

C2 S. 109(1) excluded by 1992 c. 52, s. 154 (as substituted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 35, 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12))