Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act, 1991

Short title, collective citations, constructions and commencement.

8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act, 1991.

(2) In so far as it relates to the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1990, this Act and those Acts shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1991.

(3) In so far as it relates to the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 and 1984, this Act and those Acts shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 1991.

(4) In so far as it relates to the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 , this Act and that Act shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Holidays (Employees) Acts, 1973 and 1991.

(5) In so far as it relates to the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 and 1988, this Act and those Acts shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 to 1991.

(6) In so far as it relates to the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 , this Act and that Act shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 and 1991.

(7) In so far as it relates to the Maternity Protection of Employees Act, 1981 , this Act and that Act shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Maternity Protection of Employees Acts, 1981 and 1991.

(8) In so far as it relates to the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984 and 1990, this Act and those Acts shall be construed together and may be cited together as the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984 to 1991.

(9) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as may be fixed there for by order or orders of the Minister either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.