Employment and Training Act 1973

2 (1) In section 1(1) of the Act after the word "may" there shall be inserted the words " , if the Manpower Services Commission submits to him proposals that he should do so, ".

(2) In subsection (2) of section 1 of the Act, after the word "Act" there shall be inserted the following definitions—

• " the Commission " means the Manpower Services Commission ;

• " employee " includes a person engaged under a contract for services, and " employer " shall be construed accordingly ;

• " employment " means employment under a contract of service or apprenticeship or a contract for services or otherwise than under a contract, and " employed " shall be construed accordingly ;

• " exemption certificate " has the meaning assigned to it by section 4A(1) of this Act, and " holder " in relation to an exemption certificate means the person to whom the certificate is issued;

and for so much of the said subsection (2) as begins with the word " and " in the definition of " the industry " there shall be substituted the following definitions—

• " levy order " has the meaning assigned to it by section 4(1) of this Act; and

• " the Minister " means the Secretary of State.

(3) In section 1(4) of the Act, for the words "Before making" there shall be substituted the words " Before the Commission submits to the Minister proposals for the making of ".