The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Trade Union and Employment Rights Act 1993—

(a) the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to the Order are to come into force on 30 August 1993;

(b) the provisions specified in Schedule 2 to the Order are to come into force on 30 November 1993;

(c) the provisions specified in Schedule 3 to the Order are to come into force on 1 January 1994, and

(d) section 7(2) and (3) are to come into force on 1 April 1996. Section 7(1) will also come into force on that day in accordance with section 7(4). The consequential repeal of sections 115 and 116 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 will come into force on the same day.

Transitional provisions are set out in Article 3.

Sections 52 to 55 of the 1993 Act came into force on Royal Assent. The remaining provisions will be brought into force by subsequent orders.