Employment Act 1988

Part II Employment and Training

Enactments referring to the Manpower Services Commission

7 In the following enactments, for the words “Manpower Services Commission”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “Training Commission”—

(a) sections 27(2)(b) and (3) and 55(1)(a) of the [1974 c. 37.] Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;

(b) section 20(5) of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975;

(c) section 14(2)(b) of the [1975 c. 65.] Sex Discrimination Act 1975;

(d) section 11(6) of the [1975 c. 69.] Scottish Development Agency Act 1975;

(e) section 24(6) of the [1975 c. 70.] Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

(f) section 13(2)(b) of the [1976 c. 74.] Race Relations Act 1976;

(g) section 17(1) of the [1976 c. 75.] Development of Rural Wales Act 1976;

(h) section 20(4) of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(i) section 10(2) of the [1981 c. 57.] Employment and Training Act 1981;

(j) paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the [1982 c. 9.] Agricultural Training Board Act 1982;

(k) section 1(2) of and paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 to the [1982 c. 10.] Industrial Training Act 1982;

(l) section 45(1) of the [1982 c. 30.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982; and

(m) section 8 of the [1982 c. 43.] Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982.

The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

8 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, there shall be inserted (at the appropriate place) the following entry—

“Training Commission.”

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

9 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, there shall be inserted (at the appropriate place) the following entry—

“Chairman of the Training Commission.”

The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

10 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, there shall be inserted (at the appropriate place) the following entry—

“Chairman of the Training Commission.”

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

11 (1) In subsection (2) of section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (under which it is unlawful for the specified persons to discriminate in the provision of vocational training), paragraph (a) shall become paragraph (aa) of that subsection and before that paragraph there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(a) the Secretary of State,”.

(2) In subsection (1) of section 16 of that Act (under which it is unlawful for the Manpower Services Commission to discriminate in the provision of facilities or services under section 2 of the 1973 Act), for the words “Manpower Services Commission” there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State or the Training Commission”.

The Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

12 (1) In subsection (2) of section 13 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (under which it is unlawful for the specified persons to discriminate in the provision of vocational training), paragraph (a) shall become paragraph (aa) of that subsection and before that paragraph there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(a) the Secretary of State,”.

(2) In subsection (1) of section 15 of that Act (under which it is unlawful for the Manpower Services Commission to discriminate in the provision of facilities or services under section 2 of the 1973 Act), for the words “Manpower Services Commission” there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State or the Training Commission”.

(3) In subsection (3) of section 37 of that Act (definition of “training body”), for the words “section 13(2)(a) or (b)” there shall be substituted the words “section 13(2)(a), (aa) or (b)”.

The Agricultural Training Board Act 1982 (c. 9)

13 In section 4(1)(f) of the Agricultural Training Board Act 1982 (power of Board to take part in arrangements in pursuance of the 1973 Act), for the words “section 2(1) or (2), 3(4)” there shall be substituted the words “section 2, 3”.

The Industrial Training Act 1982 (c. 10)

14 (1) In section 5(3)(e) of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (power of industrial training board to take part in arrangements in pursuance of the 1973 Act), for the words “section 2(1) or (2), 3(4)” there shall be substituted the words “section 2, 3”.

(2) In section 15(3) of that Act (directions in pursuance of directions under section 3(1)(b) of the 1973 Act), for the words “section 3(1)(b)” there shall be substituted the words “section 2 or 3”.

The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

15 In section 127(1)(a) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (enterprise allowance), for the words “by the Manpower Services Commission” there shall be substituted the words “(whether before or after the coming into force of section 25 of the Employment Act 1988)”.