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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28</dc:identifier><dc:title>Employment Act 1989</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in pursuance of the Directive of the Council of the European Communities, dated 9th February 1976, (No.76/207/EEC) on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions; to repeal or amend prohibitions or requirements relating to the employment of young persons and other categories of employees; to make other amendments of the law relating to employment and training; to repeal section 1(1)(a) of the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922; to dissolve the Training Commission; to make further provision with respect to industrial training boards; to make provision with respect to the transfer of staff employed in the Skills Training Agency; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1989-11-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2018-03-09</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-01-01</dct:valid>
					
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Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/2" id="section-28-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ab6698381383ab0b18f783bd7ed1db1"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/3" id="section-28-3"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ab6698381383ab0b18f783bd7ed1db1"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4" id="section-28-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any statutory instrument containing an order under this Act other than—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/a" id="section-28-4-a"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ab6698381383ab0b18f783bd7ed1db1"/>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/b" id="section-28-4-b"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-874f3362f55c9a0b945799ad9aabab67"/>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/c" id="section-28-4-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an order under section 30,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/5" id="section-28-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>An order under this Act may contain such consequential or transitional provisions or savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-874f3362f55c9a0b945799ad9aabab67" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 28(4)(b) repealed (8.1.2007) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40" id="cwwhokgc1-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2006" Number="40" Title="Education and Inspections Act 2006">Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cwwhokgc1-00006" CitationRef="cwwhokgc1-00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/188/2" SectionRef="section-188-2">s. 188(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cwwhokgc1-00007" CitationRef="cwwhokgc1-00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/schedule/18/part/2" SectionRef="schedule-18-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. 18 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-7ab6698381383ab0b18f783bd7ed1db1" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00007" SectionRef="section-28-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/2">S. 28(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00008" SectionRef="section-28-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/3">(3)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00009" SectionRef="section-28-4-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/38/section/28/4/a">(4)(a)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.10.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279" id="cwwjc7c91-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="2279" Title="The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010">The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00011" CitationRef="cwwjc7c91-00010" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00012" CitationRef="cwwjc7c91-00010" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279/schedule/1/paragraph/5">Sch. 1 para. 5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cwwjc7c91-00013" CitationRef="cwwjc7c91-00010" SectionRef="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279/schedule/2" Operative="true">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef> (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>