text: marriage. 52. Those changes would enable the United Kingdom to withdraw the major part of its reservation to article 13 when independent taxation took effect in April 1990. After that date, its reservation should state that it reserved the right, notwithstanding the obligations undertaken in article 13 or any other relevant article, to continue to apply the income tax legislation that entitled a man who had his wife living with him during the year of assessment to a deduction from his total income of an amount larger than that to which an individual in any other case was entitled. Her Government would take steps to withdraw the redundant parts of its reservation to article 13. 53. Concerning employment legislation, the Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Acts had been extended to offshore employment. The Employment Act of 1989 further freed women from unnecessary restrictions on their employment. Its key provisions were that most legislation that still discriminated between men and women in employment and training was replaced or amended to remove the discrimination. That included the ban on women working underground in mines, which would enable her Government to remove one of its reservations in due course, and some restrictions on their working with machinery in factories. Protection was, however, being retained in some special cases, such as work that, through exposure to radiation or lead, might endanger the health of an unborn child. Under the new Act, women would become eligible to receive statutory redundancy payments up to the same age as their male counterparts, namely 65. 54. There had also been developments in the case law relating to the Equal Pay Acts that were beneficial to women. They included removal of the six months' time-limit on claims under the Act; establishing the importance of analytical job 
analysis: The text discusses the changes made by the UK government to its laws and regulations regarding marriage, employment, and equal pay, with a focus on women's rights and opportunities. These changes are aimed at promoting equality and fairness, rather than directly related to economic development or natural resources.