HL Deb 14 March 1996 vol 570 cc79-80WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were their reasons for postponing the coming into force of regulation 3 of the Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 until 31st July 1996.

Lord Henley

Regulation 3 of the Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations requires consequential amendments to the Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 1993. These and other amendments to the regulations are not expected to come into force until 31st July 1996. It made sense, therefore, to bring Regulation 3 of the Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations into effect on the same date.