Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/38/crossheading/discrimination-as-respects-training
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 09:35:51
Document Index: 270349918

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art 5', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Employment Act 1989, Cross Heading: Discrimination as respects training.
Discrimination as respects trainingE+W+S
F17 Prohibition of discrimination in connection with provision of training.E+W+S
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (1.10.2010) by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2)
8 Power to exempt discrimination in favour of lone parents in connection with training.E+W+S
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide with respect to—
(a)any specified arrangements made under section 2 of the M1Employment and Training Act 1973 (functions of the Secretary of State as respects employment and training) [F2or under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (arrangements by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise in connection with training etc.)], or
(b)any specified class or description of training for employment provided otherwise than in pursuance of [F3that section][F3either of those sections], or
(2)Where this section applies to any treatment afforded to or in respect of lone parents, neither the treatment so afforded nor any act done in the implementation of any such treatment shall be regarded [F5for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 as giving rise to any contravention of Part 5 of that Act, so far as relating to marriage and civil partnership discrimination (within the meaning of that Act).]
(a)“employment” and “training” have the same meaning as in the M2Employment and Training Act 1973; and
[F6(b)“couple” has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; and
(c)“lone parent” means a person who—
(ii)is responsible for, and a member of the same household as, a child.]
F2Words inserted (1.4.1991) by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch. 4 para. 18(a)
F3 “either of those sections substituted (1.4.1991) for “that section by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch. 4 para. 18(b)
F4S. 8(1)(c) and preceding word repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 8
F5Words in s. 8(2) substituted by 2010 c. 15 Sch. 26 Pt. 1 para. 14 (as inserted) (1.10.2010) by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2)
F6S. 8(4)(b)(c) substituted for s. 8(4)(b) (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 7
C1S.8: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1