Statement by H.E. Edward Nalbandian, Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) is amended as follows.

In Section 36 (which provides for “protected” shop workers and betting workers)—

In section 232 (which relates to shop workers)—

In section 233 (which relates to betting workers), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), the words “in England or Wales” are repealed.

In section 244(2) (which provides that the provisions of the Act which refer to shop workers and betting workers extend to England and Wales only), for the words “The provisions of this Act which refer to shop workers and betting workers” there is substituted “ Sections 36(2) and (4), 37(1) and (5), 38 and 39 ”.