1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008.
(2) In this Order:
“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996(1);
“the 2002 Act” means the Employment Act 2002(2);
“the Regulations” means the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004(3); and
“the Act” means the Employment Act 2008.
2. Subject to article 3, sections 1 to 7 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Act shall come into force on 6th April 2009.
3. The transitional provisions and savings in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect.
Pat McFadden
Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
15th December 2008