The Employment Subsidies Act 1978 (Renewal) (Great Britain) Order 1987

Made: 26th June 1987

Coming into force: 1st July 1987

The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3(2)(a) of the Employment Subsidies Act 1978[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which was laid before the House of Commons and approved by resolution of that House in accordance with section 3(3) of the Employment Subsidies Act 1978:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Employment Subsidies Act 1978 (Renewal) (Great Britain) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st July 1987.

Renewal

2

The powers of section 1 of the Employment Subsidies Act 1978 shall be renewed for Great Britain until the expiration of the period ending with 31st December 1988.

Signed

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

John Lee — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Employment — 21st June 1987

We consent,

Michael Neubert — Mark Lennox-Boyd — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 26th June 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order renews for Great Britain until 31st December 1988 the powers of section 1 of the Employment Subsidies Act 1978, which would otherwise not be exercisable after the end of June 1987, the section having been renewed until that date by the Employment Subsidies Act 1978 (Renewal) (Great Britain) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1959). Section 1 of the Employment Subsidies Act 1978 authorises the Secretary of State to make payments to employers enabling them to retain in employment persons who might otherwise become unemployed, to take on new employees and generally to maintain or enlarge their labour force.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1978 c. 6.