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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Miscellaneous provisions

74: Repeal

You could also call this:

“Old maternity leave law is cancelled and replaced by this new one”

This part of the law says that an older law called the Maternity Leave and Employment Protection Act 1980 is no longer in effect. When a law is repealed, it means it’s cancelled and doesn’t apply anymore. This new law has replaced the old one about maternity leave and protecting jobs for new mothers.

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Part 8 Miscellaneous provisions

74Repeal

  1. The Maternity Leave and Employment Protection Act 1980 is hereby repealed.