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In this Act—
“the 1978 Act” means the M1Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, and
“the 1992 Act” means the M2Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
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(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).
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Commencement Information
I1S. 49 wholly in force at 10.6.1994; s. 49 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 52; s. 49 in force so far as it relates to specified amendments effected by Schedules 7 and 8 at: 30.8.1993, 30.11.1993, and 1.1.1994 by S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1)(2)(3), Schs. 1-3; at 15.10.1993, 30.11.1993, 1.4.1994 and 1.4.1995 by S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2, Schs. 1-3; s. 49 in force at 10.6.1994 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1994/1365, art. 2, Sch.
The transitional provisions and savings set out in Schedule 9 to this Act shall have effect.
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Commencement Information
I2S. 50 wholly in force at 30.11.1993; s. 50 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 52; s. 50 in force in relation to specified provisions and savings effected by Sch. 9 at 30.8.1993 by S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1; s. 50 in force at 30.11.1993 so far as it is not already in force by S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.
The enactments mentioned in Schedule 10 to this Act (which include enactments which are unnecessary) are repealed, and the instruments mentioned in that Schedule are revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
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Commencement Information
I3S. 51 wholly in force at 10.6.1994; s. 51 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 52; s. 51 in relation to specified repeals and revocations in Sch. 10 at: 30.8.1993, 30.11.1993, and 1.1.1994 by S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2, Schs. 1-3; at 15.10.1993, 30.11.1993, 1.4.1994 and 1.4.1995 by S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2, Schs. 1-3; s. 51 in force at 10.6.1994 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1994/1365, art. 2, Sch.
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.
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.
(1)An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the M3Northern 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—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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.
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Amendments (Textual)
F1S. 54(2)(a)-(e) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
Marginal Citations
This Act may be cited as the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993.
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