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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3357 (C. 135)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2003

Made

22nd December 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 45 of the Employment Relations Act 1999(1), hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and interpretation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2003.

2.  In this Order, “the Act” means the Employment Relations Act 1999.

Commencement

3.  Paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs (1) to (5) of paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 (to the extent that it is not already in force) of Schedule 7 to the Act shall come into force on 6th April 2004.

4.  Paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 to the Act shall come into force on 6th July 2004.

Gerry Sutcliffe,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers,

Department of Trade and Industry

22nd December 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6th April 2004 paragraphs 3, 4 (partially), and 5 (to the extent that it is not already in force) of Schedule 7 to the Employment Relations Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”). These paragraphs make amendments to section 6 (charges) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (C. 35) (“the 1973 Act”) and section 9 (inspection) of that Act; and insert a new section 11B (offences: cost of investigation) into the 1973 Act. The Order brings into force on 6th July 2004 paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 to the 1999 Act which amends section 13(2) (definition of employment agency) of the 1973 Act.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Employment Relations Act 1999 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 16th June 20002000/1338
Sections 2 and 325th October 19991999/2830
Section 418th September 20002000/2242
Sections 5 and 66th June 20002000/1338
Sections 7 to 915th December 19991999/2830
Subsections (1) to (3) of section 1325th October 19991999/2830
Subsections (4) to (6) of section 134th September 20002000/2242
Sections 10 to 124th September 20002000/2242
Sections 14 and 154th September 20002000/2242
Section 1624th April 20002000/875
Subsections (1) to (5) of section 1825th October 19991999/2830
Section 18(6)30th September 19991999/2509
Sections 19 to 2325th October 19991999/2830
Section 2422nd February 20002000/420
Section 256th June 20002000/1338
Sections 26 to 3325th October 19991999/2830
Section 34(1), (2), (3), (5) and (6)17th December 19991999/3374
Section 34(4)25th October 19991999/2830
Sections 35 and 36(1) (partially)25th October 19991999/2830
Section 36 (to the extent that it was not brought into force on 25th October 1999)17th December 19991999/3374
Section 3725th October 19991999/2830
Section 389th September 19991999/2509
Sections 39 and 4025th October 19991999/2830
Section 4116th July 20012001/1187 (as amended by 2001/1461)
Section 429th September 19991999/2509
Sections 43 and 44 (partially)25th October 19991999/2830
Section 44 (partially)17th December 19991999/3374
Schedule 16th June 20002000/1338
Schedule 225th October 19991999/2830
Schedule 318th September 20002000/2242
Schedule 415th December 19991999/2830
Schedule 524th April 20002000/875
Schedules 6, 7 (partially) and 9 (partially)25th October 19991999/2830
Schedule 816th July 20012001/1187 (as amended by 2001/1461)
Schedule 9 (partially)17th December 19991999/3374
Schedule 9 (partially)16th July 20012001/1187 (as amended by 2001/1461)