Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 28 April 2004.
'(1) The Employment Agencies Act 1973 does not apply to an employment agency or an employment business in so far as it consists of activities for which a licence is required under this Act.
(2) In subsection (1) ''employment agency'' and ''employment business'' have the same meaning as in that Act'.—[Jim Sheridan.]
Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
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When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
