The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the later of the following—

(a) the time immediately after the relevant Code of Practice comes into effect in accordance with an order under section 204(3) of the 1992 Act, and

(b) the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(3) In paragraph (2) “the relevant Code of Practice” means the first Code of Practice issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 of the 1992 Act on reasonable steps to be taken by a Trade Union to ensure that all members of the union who are identified in a work notice comply with the notice(1).

(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(5) In these Regulations “the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

(1)

The Code of Practice was published on 6th December 2023, and it is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reasonable-steps-to-be-taken-by-a-trade-union-code-of-practice/code-of-practice-issued-by-the-secretary-of-state-under-section-203-of-the-trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992-on-reasonable-ste. A copy may also be inspected by contacting the Department for Business and Trade. The Code of Practice came into effect on 8th December 2023 (see the Code of Practice (Reasonable Steps for Trade Unions) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1333)).