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—

3A

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—

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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”.