S.I. No. 302/1982 -- European Communities (Employment Equality) Regulations, 1982.
S.I. No. 302/1982: EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY) REGULATIONS, 1982. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY) REGULATIONS, 1982. |
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I, GENE FITZGERALD, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976,* hereby make the following Regulations: |
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* O.J. No. L39 of 14.2.1976, pp. 40-42 |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Employment Equality) Regulations, 1982. |
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2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 30th day of September, 1982. |
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3. Section 11 (2) and paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 17 (2) of the Employment Equality Act, 1977 (No. 16 of 1977), are hereby repealed. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of September, 1982. |
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GENE FITZGERALD, |
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Minister for Labour. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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These Regulations amend the Employment Equality Act, 1977 , to remove all prohibitions on the training and employment of men as midwives and to terminate the exclusion of employment in single-sex institutions and those hitherto excluded on the grounds of privacy or decency. |
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