6 Requirements to wear safety helmets: exemption for Sikhs
Deregulation Act 2015 (2015 c 20) | Legislation

6  Requirements to wear safety helmets: exemption for Sikhs

(1)     Section 11 of the Employment Act 1989 (exemption of Sikhs from requirements as to wearing of safety helmets on construction sites) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (10).

(2)     In subsection (1), for “on a construction site” substitute “at a workplace”.

(3)     In subsection (2), in paragraph (a), for “on a construction site” substitute “at a workplace”.

(4)     In subsection (5), in the opening words, for “on a construction site” substitute “at a workplace”.

(5)     After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A)     This section does not apply to a Sikh who—

(a)     works, or is training to work, in an occupation that involves (to any extent) providing an urgent response to fire, riot or other hazardous situations, and

(b)

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