Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993

Part IV Supplementary

48 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “the 1978 Act” means the [1978 c. 44.] Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, and

• “the 1992 Act” means the [1992 c. 52.] Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

49 Miscellaneous and consequential amendments

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (which are miscellaneous amendments).

(2) The enactments specified in Schedule 8 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (which are consequential amendments).

50 Transitional provisions and savings

The transitional provisions and savings set out in Schedule 9 to this Act shall have effect.

51 Repeals and revocations

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 10 to this Act (which include enactments which are unnecessary) are repealed, and the instruments mentioned in that Schedule are revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

52 Commencement

Subject to any other commencement provision, the preceding sections of, and the Schedules to, this Act shall not come into force until such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be appointed for different provisions and different purposes.

53 Financial provision

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any expenditure of the Secretary of State under this Act, and

(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.

54 Northern Ireland

(1) An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the [1974 c. 28.] Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which states that it is made only for purposes to which this subsection applies—

(a) shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(2) The purposes to which subsection (1) above applies are purposes corresponding to those of—

(a) sections 23 to 25 and Schedules 2 and 3,

(b) section 26 and Schedule 4,

(c) section 27,

(d) section 28 and Schedule 5,

(e) sections 29, 30 and 31,

(f) section 32,

(g) section 34,

(h) section 35,

(i) sections 36, 38 and 39 and Schedule 6,

(j) section 40, and

(k) this Part (including Schedules 7, 8, 9 and 10).

(3) The following provisions of this Act (and no others) extend to Northern Ireland—

(a) section 3 and Schedule 1 (but only for the purposes of their application to trade unions and unincorporated employers' associations having their head or main office outside Northern Ireland),

(b) sections 33, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 55 and this section,

(c) paragraphs 2, 6 and 7 of Schedule 8,

(d) paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 9, and

(e) Schedule 10 so far as it relates to enactments or instruments which extend there.

55 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993.