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(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
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The following provisions of the Act come into operation on 20th September 2021—
(a) section 4 (Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit);
(b) section 7 (Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit);
(c) section 18 (Zero hours workers);
(d) section 20 (Careers guidance);
(e) section 21 (Apprenticeships);
(f) section 24 (Variation in procedures for certain orders and regulations);
(g) section 27 (Repeals), in so far as it is not already in operation;
(h) Schedule 3, in so far as it is not already in operation.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 14th September 2021.
Colin Jack
A senior officer of the
Department for the Economy
