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Dock Work Act 1989

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8 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Dock Work Act 1989. (2) In this Act— “the 1978 Act” means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978; “the Board” means the National Dock Labour Board; “the dissolution date” means the date specified by the Secretary of State under section 2(5); “permanent worker”, “registered dock worker”, “registered employer”, “supplementary worker” and “temporarily unattached worker” have the same meaning as in the 1967 Scheme; “the 1967 Scheme” means the Scheme referred to in section 1(1); “statutory register of dock workers” means— (a) any register of dock workers kept under the 1967 Scheme, or (b) any such register kept before the commencement of that Scheme under the scheme made under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 1946 (whether as originally made or as varied from time to time); and “the transitional period” has the meaning given by section 1(4). (3) Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on the date of its passing. (4) Part II of Schedule 1, and section 7(1) so far as relating thereto, shall come into force on the dissolution date. (5) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland except in so far as it repeals any enactment extending there.

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8 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Dock Work Act 1989. (2) In this Act— “the 1978 Act” means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978; “the Board” means the National Dock Labour Board; “the dissolution date” means the date specified by the Secretary of State under section 2(5); “permanent worker”, “registered dock worker”, “registered employer”, “supplementary worker” and “temporarily unattached worker” have the same meaning as in the 1967 Scheme; “the 1967 Scheme” means the Scheme referred to in section 1(1); “statutory register of dock workers” means— (a) any register of dock workers kept under the 1967 Scheme, or (b) any such register kept before the commencement of that Scheme under the scheme made under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 1946 (whether as originally made or as varied from time to time); and “the transitional period” has the meaning given by section 1(4). (3) Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on the date of its passing. (4) Part II of Schedule 1, and section 7(1) so far as relating thereto, shall come into force on the dissolution date. (5) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland except in so far as it repeals any enactment extending there.

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