Employment and Training Act 1981

PART II Consequential Amendments

The Industrial Training Act 1964

4 In section 6(3) of the [1964 c. 16.] Industrial Training Act 1964 for the words from " the Employment Service Agency " to the end there shall be substituted the words " or an officer of the Commission ".

The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

5 In Schedule 2 to the [1967 c. 13.] Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 the words " Employment Service Agency" and " Training Services Agency " shall be omitted.

The Local Employment Act 1972

6 In section 1(4) of the [1972 c. 5.] Local Employment Act 1972 for the words " the Employment Service Agency " and " the Agency " there shall be substituted respectively the words " the Manpower Services Commission " and " the Commission ".

The Industry Act 1972

7 In section 1(5) of the [1972 c. 63.] Industry Act 1972 for the words "the Employment Service Agency" and " the Agency" there shall be substituted respectively the words " the Manpower Services Commission " and " the Commission ".

The Employment and Training Act 1973

8 (1) In subsection (1) of section 1 of the [1973 c. 50.] Employment and Training Act 1973 for the words " three bodies " there shall be substituted the words " a body " and the words from " the Employment" to " each of " shall be omitted.

(2) Subsection (4) of that section shall be omitted.

(3) In subsection (5) of that section the words " and the Agencies " shall be omitted.

(4) In subsection (7) of that section the words "and of the Agencies " shall be omitted and for the word " their " there shall be substituted the word " its ".

(5) In subsection (8) of that section for the words from "and the Agencies " to " government departments " and the words " public departments " there shall be substituted respectively the words " as if it were a government department " and " a public department".

9 In section 2 of that Act, there shall be omitted—

(a) in subsection (3), the words following paragraph (c);

(b) subsection (4);

(c) in subsection (5), the words " and each of the Agencies " and " or as the case may be, the Agency ".

10 In section 4 of that Act—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) the words " or either of the Agencies " shall be omitted,

(ii) in paragraph (c) the words " either of the Agencies or " shall be omitted,

(iii) paragraph (d) shall be omitted, and

(iv) in paragraph (e) for the words " the Commission or either of the Agencies" there shall be substituted the words " or the Commission ";

(b) in subsection (4) the words " either of the Agencies " shall be omitted;

(c) in subsection (5)(a) the words from " or " onwards shall be omitted; and

(d) in subsection (6) the words " and an officer of either of the Agencies " shall be omitted.

11 In section 5(3) of that Act the words "or either of the Agencies " shall be omitted.

12 In section 11(1) of that Act the words from " and it" onwards shall be omitted.

13 In section 13(1) of that Act the definition of " the Agencies " shall be omitted.

14 Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to that Act shall be omitted.

The Social Security Act 1975

15 In paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 20(5) of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975 for the words " the Employment Service Agency " there shall be substituted the words " the Manpower Services Commission ".

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

16 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the [1975 c. 24.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 the words " The Employment Service Agency " and " The Training Services Agency " shall be omitted.

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975

17 In section 14(2)(b) of the [1975 c. 65.] Sex Discrimination Act 1975 the words from " the Employment" onwards shall be omitted.

18 For subsection (1) of section 16 of that Act there shall be substituted—

“(1) It is unlawful for the Manpower Services Commission to discriminate in the provision of facilities or services under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.”

Race Relations Act 1976

19 In section 13(2)(b) of the [1976 c. 74.] Race Relations Act 1976 the words from " the Employment" onwards shall be omitted.

20 For subsection (1) of section 15 of that Act there shall be substituted—

“(1) It is unlawful for the Manpower Services Commission to discriminate in the provision of facilities or services under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973”.

21 In section 22(6)(b) of the social [1977 c. 5.] Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 the words from " the Employment " onwards shall be omitted.