The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1981 No. 839 — creates 9 criminal offences.

9offences created

9recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 10 June 1981
In force from: Not determined
Extent: N.I.
Subject: Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax

Explanatory note

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Offences created by this instrument

Enforcement article 5B · In force · Strict liability
General regulations article 6 · In force · Strict liability
General regulations article 6(3) · In force · Strict liability
Restriction on charging persons seeking employment article 7(2) · In force · Strict liability
Powers of officers article 7B(11) · In force · Strict liability
Powers of officers article 7B(9) · In force · Strict liability
Fraudulent applications and entries article 9 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
Fraudulent applications and entries article 9(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
For the purposes of paragraph (2) a relevant offence is an offence under Article . . . , 7B(11) or 9(2) for which… article 9A(1) · In force · Strict liability

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Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 Lords · Lords Chamber · 3 June 1981 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Elton)
My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, which was laid before this House on 12th May 1981, be approved. This draft order deals with various matters within the field of employment in Northern Ireland. The main provisions are contained in Parts II and III. Part II deals with the control, through licensing, of private employment agencies and employment businesses in Northern Ireland. Part III repeals the Safeguarding of Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 and it also makes provision for the abolition of three statutory…
Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 Lords · Lords Chamber · 3 June 1981
Broadcasting Bill Lords · Lords Chamber · 26 July 1990
Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/839 (N.I.20)). In Article 11(4) (interpretation), for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute "or (c) to providing a programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990).".
Deregulation And Contracting Out Bill Lords · Lords Chamber · 4 July 1994 · Lord Henley
I can assure the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, that it was not my carnal desires that led me to intervene. Rather it was the look on the face of his noble friend, the Opposition Chief Whip, that encouraged me to try to bring the debate to a head. The licensing of employment agencies is a typical example of unnecessary regulation. It does little to protect people who use agency services. It is a very bureaucratic exercise and imposes on the industry— many members of which are small concerns—both licence fees and administrative costs. The main purpose of Clause 25 and Schedule 9 is to relieve…
Immigration Bill Lords · Lords Chamber · 9 March 2016
29: Schedule 2, page 74, line 40, at end insert— “Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)3A (1) Section 9 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (inspection) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (4)— (a) in paragraph (a), for the words before sub-paragraph (i) substitute “No information to which this subsection applies shall be disclosed except—”;(b) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “; or“(vii) to an officer acting by virtue of section 24 of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders); or“(viii) to an officer acting…

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