Statutory Rules 1999
- No. 81 (C.10) Fair Employment and Treatment (1998 Order) (commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
- No. 98 Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Equal Pay) (Appointed day) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
81 (C.10) Fair Employment and Treatment (1998 Order) (commencement No.1)
Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This order brings into operation all the provisions of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, apart from Articles 80, 96 and 98. Other provisions in the Order address separate timescale matter relating to monitoring returns.
82 Fair Employment and Treatment (1998 Order) (Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This order addresses transitional aspects of Fair Employment and Treatment Order 1998 in relation to: specification of public authorities, monitoring and continuity provisions relating to ’76 and ’89 Acts.
98 Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Equal Pay) (Appointed day) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order stipulates 4/5/99 as the date when the Code of practice on equal pay comes into effect. The code can be admitted into evidence in Industrial Tribunal proceedings and relevant aspects can be taken into account by the Industrial Tribunal.
98 Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Equal Pay) (Appointed day) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
133 Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations of the same name by incorporating European Directive requirements regarding the protection of young workers and other provisions relating to giving the enforcement functions to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.
133 Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
146 (C.14) The Protection from Harassment (1997 Order) (commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order stipulates 12/04/99 as the date on which key articles of the 1997 Order came into effect, namely 1 and 5(3) to (9).
148 Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations revoke and remake (with amendments) the provisions of the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989. These Regulations are detailed and address matters such as: employer duties, registration, monitoring, public authorities, returns, applicants, and so on.
148 Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
159 The Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay (Decisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations provide for the determination of issues, such as submission to Board of Inland Revenue, in the context of Statutory Sick and Statutory Maternity Pay.
196 (C.18) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order provides for the implementation of further components of the 1995 Act, specifically sections: 19(1) (6), 20 (2), (5), (9) and 21 (1), 2 (d), (4), (6) and (10) which relate to the duty on providers of service to make adjustments.
196 (C.18) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
202 The Disability Discrimination (Service and Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations relate to the duty on service providers to remove, alter or provide means of avoiding a physical feature that makes it impossible/unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to access its services. The Regulations address alternative methods of making the service available to disabled persons and make provisions for various things to be treated as physical features, and provisions regarding auxiliary aids or services.
202 The Disability Discrimination (Service and Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
277 Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order (effective as of 18/7/99) brings the unfair dismissal qualifying period down to 1 year continuous employment. Previously the figure had been 2 years. In addition the order lowers the qualifying period regarding receiving a written statement of reasons for dismissal form 2 years to 1 year.
306 Race Relations Code of Practice (Elimination of Discrimination in Employment) (Appointed day) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
The appointed day for the commencement of this code is 2/8/99 and concerns the code of practice for the elimination of discrimination and promotion of equality of opportunity in employment. The Code can be admitted into evidence in Industrial Tribunal proceedings if relevant to any question.
311 Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations extend the existing Sex Discrimination legislation to cover discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment. The provisions relate to employment and vocational training and apply in the context of where an individual: intends to undergo, is going, or has undergone gender reassignment.
311 Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
327 The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order stipulates 1/10/99 as the date on which the Code of Practice on the Right of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises comes into effect.
355 (C.27) Fair Employment and Treatment (1998 Order) (Commencement No.2 Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order brings into force, on 16/8/99 the remaining components of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
400 (C.30) Public Interest Disclosure (1998 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order brings all the remaining parts of the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 into effect from 31/10/99.
400 (C.30) Public Interest Disclosure (1998 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
401 Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order details the persons prescribed in relation to Article 67F of the Employment Rights (NI) Order 1996 via a list which relates to affording protection to a worker if the qualifying disclosure is made in good faith to a person prescribed in the Order provided that the disclosure is reasonably believed to fall within the legal requirements and that any allegation are substantially true.
401 Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
402 Public Interest Disclosure (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations relate to compensation where an employee has: been dismissed/selected for dismissal on redundancy grounds because he/she made a protected disclosure.
402 Public Interest Disclosure (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
404 The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Duties of Trade Organisations to their disabled members and applicants) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
The appointed day for the commencement of this Code is 1/10/99 and as such enacts sections 13-15 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Code is admissible in any proceedings in County Court or Industrial Tribunal if relevant to any question.
409 Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order comes into effect on 7/11/99 and revokes the 1986 Order of the same name and subsequent provisions, namely the Redundancy Payments (local Government etc) (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1986. The order modifies redundancy payments rights in relation to employees of certain local government employers and certain public sector employers. The provisions relate to matters such as: continuity, re-engagement, offers of re-engagement and so on.
432 Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations are derived from a European Directive and amend provisions relating to information and consultation on redundancies. The Regulations provide that representatives of employees who may be affected by the dismissals or by the measures taken in connection with the dismissals must be consulted. The Regulations go on to detail: consultation with recognised trade unions and if there are no recognised trade unions then employers must consult either other employee representatives or specially elected representatives, maximum 90 day pay compensation for failure to consult, time off for representatives, right not to suffer detriment or dismissal for employee representatives and those who participate in the election of representatives.
440 The Disability Discrimination (Description of Insurance Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations make disability discrimination by an insurer against an employee unlawful as according to S.18 of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995).
448 Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
The Regulations consolidate the 1975 provisions of the same name and provide for compulsory insurance of risks relating to employees. The main changes relate to: sum to be insured £5,000,000, more detail regarding cover wording, 40 year storage requirement, in section of past certificates, requests for copy of certificate and so on.
448 Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
451 Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order amends the 1989 Order of the same name and relates to a number of bodies or persons as public authorities for certain purposes under part 7 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
451 Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
452 Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations amend the 1989 Regulations of the same name by: extending time limits for a respondent to enter an appearance from 14 to 21 days, exercise power to request written answers to questions and related matters.
452 Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
463 Fair Employment and Treatment (Questions and Replies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations revoke and replace the 1989 Regulations of the same name by: prescribing timeframes for question admissibility and timeframe extension provisions.
463 Fair Employment and Treatment (Questions and Replies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
470 (C.35) Employment Relations (1999 Order) (Commencement No.1 and
Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
This Order brings into effect (1/12/99) provisions specified in part I Schedule 1 of the 1999 Order covering – agreements to exclude unfair dismissal rights, awards in unfair dismissal cases and matters relating to the Labour Relations Agency. In addition as of 15/12/99 the order covers – leave for family reasons (maternity, parental, dependants), the Certification Officer for Northern Ireland, the abolition of commissioners and so on.
471 Maternity and Parental leave etc Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations relate to amended maternity rights (historical value only) and rights regarding parental leave (13 weeks unpaid leave etc) and so on.
471 Maternity and Parental leave etc Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999![]()
