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Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Employment Rights) Bill

Report type

Research and reports

Issue date

18 Apr 2024

AI Bill: Part 13 - General and miscellaneous provisions

Microbusinesses

Power to disapply or modify obligations for microbusinesses

The Secretary of State may by order disapply or modify the obligations in sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 38 for any employer who employs fewer than 10 employees.

Subordinate legislation

Ministers of the Crown, etc.
1. This section applies where the power to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown.
2. A statutory instrument solely containing an order or regulations that supplements but does not amend this Act is subject to the negative procedure.
3. A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) an order or regulations that amend this Act is subject to the affirmative procedure.

Final provisions

Money

There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of a Minister of the Crown.

Commencement
1. Subject to subsection (2) this Act will come into force two years after the day on which this Act is passed.
2. The Secretary of State may by order make regulations bringing different provisions of this Act into force at any time.

Extent

This Act forms part of the law of Great Britain [note it can easily be adapted to extend to Northern Ireland, however there are further and different provisions in Northern Ireland relating to the protection of human rights and prohibition of discrimination].