SCHEDULES
E1SCHEDULE 8 Modifications of this Act in its application to Northern Ireland
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For section 68(1) substitute—
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In this Act—
“accessibility certificate” means a certificate issued under section 41(1)(a);
“act” includes a deliberate omission;
“the Agency” means the Labour Relations Agency;
“approval certificate” means a certificate issued under section 42(4);
“the Assembly” means the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“benefits”, in Part II, has the meaning given in section 4(4);
“the Department of Economic Development” means the Department of Economic Development in Northern Ireland;
“the Department of the Environment” means the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland;
“the Department of Health and Social Services” means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland;
“employment” means, subject to any prescribed provision, employment under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or a contract personally to do work and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;
“employment at an establishment in Northern Ireland” is to be construed in accordance with subsections (2) to (5);
“enactment” means any statutory provision within the meaning of section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“government department” means a Northern Ireland department or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;
“Minister of the Crown” includes the Treasury;
“Northern Ireland department” includes (except in sections 51 and 52) the head of a Northern Ireland department;
“occupational pension scheme” has the same meaning as in the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;
“premises”, includes land of any description;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
“profession” includes any vocation or occupation;
“provider of services” has the meaning given in section 19(2)(b);
“public service vehicle” and “regulated public service vehicle” have the meaning given in section 40;
“PSV accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 40(1);
“rail vehicle” and “regulated rail vehicle” have the meaning given in section 46;
“rail vehicle accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 46(1);
“regulations” means—
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in Parts I and II of this Act, section 66, the definition of “employment” above and subsections (3) and (4) below, regulations made by the Department of Economic Development;
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in Part V of this Act, regulations made by the Department of the Environment;
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in any other provision of this Act, regulations made by the Department of Health and Social Services.
“section 6 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 6;
“section 15 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 15;
“section 21 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 21;
“taxi” and “regulated taxi” have the meaning given in section 32;
“taxi accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 32(1);
“trade” includes any business;
“trade organisation” has the meaning given in section 13;
“vehicle examiner” means an officer of the Department of the Environment authorised by that Department for the purposes of sections 41 and 42.
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In section 68—
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for subsection (2) substitute— “
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Where an employee does his work wholly outside Northern Ireland, his employment is not to be treated as being work at an establishment in Northern Ireland. ”; and
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in subsections (3) and (4) for “Great Britain” wherever it occurs substitute “Northern Ireland”.
Sch. 8 extends to the United Kingdom but the operation of Sch. 8 is limited by application as mentioned in s. 70(6).