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F1E+W+S
Section 2 of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41) (equality clauses)
Section 63 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65) (discrimination in the employment field)
Section 54 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74) (discrimination in the employment field)
[F2Section 145A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (inducements relating to union membership or activities) Section 145B of that Act (inducements relating to collective bargaining) Section 146 of that Act (detriment in relation to union membership and activities)]
Paragraph 156 of Schedule A1 to that Act (detriment in relation to union recognition rights)
[F1Section 17A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995] (discrimination in the employment field)
Section 23 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) (unauthorised deductions and payments)
Section 48 of that Act (detriment in employment)
Section 111 of that Act (unfair dismissal)
Section 163 of that Act (redundancy payments)
Section 24 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) (detriment in relation to national minimum wage)
F3...
Regulation 30 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1833) (breach of regulations)
Regulation 32 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3323) (detriment relating to European Works Councils)
[F4Regulation 28 of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (discrimination in the employment field)]
[F5Regulation 28 of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (discrimination in the employment field)]
[F6 Regulation 45 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 ( S.I. 2004/2326 ) (detriment in employment)
Regulation 33 of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 ( S.I. 2004/3426 ) (detriment in employment)
Paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. 2006/349 ) (detriment in employment) ]
[F7Regulation 34 of the European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (detriment in relation to involvement in a European Cooperative Society)]
[F8Regulation 36 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (discrimination in the employment field)]
[F9Regulation 51 of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (detriment in relation to special negotiating body or employee participation)]
[F10Regulation 17 of the Cross-border Railways Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 (breach of regulations)]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 substituted (3.7.2003 for specified purposes, 1.10.2004 in so far as not already in force) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), reg. 1(2)(3)31(3)
F2Words in Sch. 4 substituted (1.10.2004) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), s. 59(3), Sch. 1 para. 43; S.I. 2004/2566, art. 3(b) (with art. 6)
F3Words in Sch. 4 repealed (8.4.2003) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(4)(e), Sch. 2
F4Words in Sch. 4 inserted (1.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 1, Sch. 5 para. 4(b)
F5Words in Sch. 4 inserted (2.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 1, Sch. 5 para. 4(b)
F6Words in Sch. 4 inserted (6.4.2007) by Employment Act 2002 (Amendment of Schedules 3, 4 and 5) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/30), arts. 1, 2 (with art. 3)
F7Words in Sch. 4 inserted (18.8.2006) by The European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2059), regs. 1(2), 34(4)
F8Words in Sch. 4 inserted (1.10.2006) by Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 1(1), Sch. 8 para. 36(2) (with regs. 44-46)
F9Words in Sch. 4 inserted (15.12.2007) by Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2974), regs. 1, 63(b) (with reg. 5)
F10Words in Sch. 4 inserted (27.7.2008) by Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1660), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Schs. 2-4 modified by SI 2003/1964 art. 3 Sch. (as amended) (E.) (1.10.2004) by Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (England) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2325), arts. 1, 2
C2Schs. 2-4 modified (W.) (12.5.2006) by The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1073), arts. 1(1), 3
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 in force at 1.10.2004 by S.I. 2004/1717, art. 2(2)
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