I11Amendments to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
1
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52) (as amended by the Trade Union Act 2016 (c.15)) is amended as follows.
2
In section 116B (restriction on deduction of union subscriptions from wages in public sector), after subsection (3) insert—
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But regulations under subsection (3) may not specify—
a
a devolved Welsh authority, or
b
a description of public authority that applies to a devolved Welsh authority.
3
In section 172A (publication requirements in relation to facility time), after subsection (2) insert—
2A
But regulations under subsection (1) may not specify—
a
a devolved Welsh authority, or
b
a description of public authority that applies to a devolved Welsh authority.
4
In section 226 (requirement of ballot before action by trade union), after subsection (2E) insert—
2EA
But regulations under subsection (2D) may not specify services provided by a devolved Welsh authority.
5
After section 297A insert—
297BDevolved Welsh authorities
For the purposes of this Act a “devolved Welsh authority” has the same meaning as in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).
6
In section 299 (index of defined expressions) add “
devolved Welsh authority
”
and (in the corresponding column) “section 297B”.