2. The following provisions of the Trade Union Act 2016 come into force on 5th December 2016—
(a)section 3 (40% support requirement for industrial action ballots in important public services) for the purpose of enabling the exercise of the power to make regulations under subsection (2D) of section 226 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(1) (as inserted by section 3);
(b)section 11 (opting in by union members to contribute to political funds) for the purpose of enabling the exercise of the power to make regulations under subsections (6) to (8) of section 11.