Notice of coming into force

L.N. 438 of 2003

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 2002

(ACT NO. XXII OF 2002)

Notice of coming into force

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 1(2) of the

Employment and Industrial Relations Act, 2002, the Deputy Prime

Minister and Minister for Social Policy has appointed the 5th April,

2004 as the date of coming into force of article 86 thereof insofar as it

repeals subarticles (1) (2) (3) and (4) of article 18 of the Conditions of

Employment (Regulation) Act in relation to entitlement of maternity

leave of pregnant employees, other than those whose expected date of

confinement is before the 5th April, 2004, and in these instances these

subarticles shall be considered repealed only when any maternity leave

entitlement availed of in terms of these provisions has been exhausted.

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