Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The M4 Motorway (Rogiet Toll Plaza, Monmouthshire) (50 mph Speed Limit) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Part 2A Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Health Protection (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Education (Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Government reinstates Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com
“Last week we reported that the Government Equality Office had withdrawn the published timetable for implementing the Equality Act.
Now the GEO has reinstated the original timetable, saying that ‘the Government Equalities Office continues to work on the basis of the previously announced timetable, which envisaged commencement of the Act’s core provisions in October 2010’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Government shelves Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government Equality Office (GEO) has withdrawn the timetable that detailed which parts of the recently passed Equality Act would come into force when. Some elements were due to come into force in October.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
An unhappy anniversary for the Equal Pay Act – The Guardian
“Forty years on, the gender pay gap remains a yawning chasm. And with access to justice through employment tribunals loaded against the ordinary person, that is unlikely to change.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Digital Economy Act: Ofcom consults on blacklisting infringers – OUT-LAW.com
“Small ISPs, mobile operators and Wi-Fi providers like hotels and coffee shops will be exempt from a notification and blacklisting process under the Digital Economy Act, at least initially, according to a draft Code published by Ofcom.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The case for a Bill of Rights – The Independent
“Criticised by many Tories, defended by the Liberal Democrats, the Human Rights Act is highly divisive within the coalition. In fact, it doesn’t go far enough: if we care about liberty, we must create our own declaration, argues Geoffrey Robertson QC.”
The Independent, 1st June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
