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Employment Act 1982 (repealed)
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SupplementalE+W+S
21 Interpretation, minor and consequential amendments and repeals.E+W+S
(1)In this Act—
“the1974 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974;
“the1975 Act” means the Employment Protection Act 1975;
“the1976 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Amendment) Act 1976;
“the1978 Act” means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978;
“the1980 Act” means the Employment Act 1980;
“employers’ association”, “official” (in relation to a trade union), “special register body”, “tort” (as respects Scotland), “trade union” and “worker” have the same meanings as in the 1974 Act.
(2)Schedule 3 to this Act (which makes minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.
(3)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 10(3)(4), 11, 18(1)–(6), 19 and 21(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
22 Short title, commencement and extent.E+W+S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Employment Act 1982.
(2)This Act, except section 2 and Schedule 1, shall not come into operation until such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
(3)An order under this section may contain such transitional and supplemental provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
(4)Without prejudice to subsection (3) above—
(a)an order under this section bringing section 3 above into operation may provide that, for such period as may be specified in the order, section 58 of the 1978 Act (as substituted by section 3) shall have effect as if section 58(3)(c) applied only to a union membership agreement taking effect in relation to the employees in question after 14th August 1980; and
(b)an order under this section bringing section 10 above into operation may make corresponding provision in respect of section 23(2B) of the 1978 Act (as substituted by section 10(2) above).
(5)Paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 3 to this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland, but otherwise this Act shall not extend there.
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C2Power of appointment conferred by s. 22(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1982/1656
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