Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 1st October 1995, the provisions of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, except for Articles 35, 36 and 140 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3.

Articles 35 and 36 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3, which relate to subscription deduction arrangements from workers' wages in Northern Ireland, come into operation on 30th August 1996.

Article 140, which relates to provisions for financial assistance and use of employer’s premises for ballots, comes into operation on 1st April 1996 and the repeal of certain provisions of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 will come into operation on the same day.

The Order also contains transitional provisions in Article 3.