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The Trade Union Act 2016 (Political Funds) (Transition Period) Regulations 2017
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2017-12-11
TRADE UNIONS
Section 11 of the Trade Union Act 2016 (c.15) (“the 2016 Act”) inserts section 84 (contributions to political funds from members of the union), section 84A (information to members about contributing to political fund) and section 85 (manner of giving effect to section 84) into the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52) (“the 1992 Act”) and amends section 82 (rules as to political fund) of the 1992 Act. These sections apply, after commencement and at the end of a transition period, to a person:-who joins a trade union that has a political fund, orwho is a member of a trade union that has a political fund but did not have one immediately before the end of the transition period.
The Trade Union Act 2016 (Political Funds) (Transition Period) Regulations 2017
Transition period2
The transition period referred to in section 11(5) of the Trade Union Act 2016 is the period of 12 months beginning on 1st March 2017.