
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
2 
In paragraph (h) of section 18(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (cases where conciliation provisions apply), after “regulation” insert “5(1) or”.
3 
In subsection (2)(f) of section 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (removal of restrictions on contracting out where compromise agreement provisions satisfied) for the words from “section 18(1)(d)” to “Employment Tribunals Act 1996” substitute—“
 the following provisions of section 18(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (cases where conciliation available)—
(i) paragraph (d) (proceedings under this Act),
(ii) paragraph (h) (proceedings arising out of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000),”.
Alan Johnson,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competitiveness,
Department of Trade and Industry
20th March 2001