Statutory Instruments
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Made
24th March 2000
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 45 of the Employment Relations Act 1999(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order 2000.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Employment Relations Act 1999.
2. Section 16 of and Schedule 5 to the Act (unfair dismissal of striking workers) shall come into force on 24th April 2000.
3. The amendments to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(2) and the Employment Rights Act 1996(3) made by Schedule 5 to the Act shall have effect in relation to protected industrial action taken by an employee only where the employee starts to take the action on or after 24th April 2000.
Alan Johnson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness,
Department of Trade and Industry
24th March 2000
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force, on 24th April 2000, section 16 of and Schedule 5 to the Employment Relations Act 1999. These provisions amend Part V of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, to provide that an employee is regarded as unfairly dismissed for the purposes of Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996 if dismissed, in certain circumstances, because he or she took part in official industrial action. The provisions also make consequential amendments to section 105 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair selection for redundancy). Article 3 of the Order provides that the changes apply only to the dismissal of employees who start to take industrial action beginning on or after 24th April 2000.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provisions | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 2 and 3 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Sections 7 to 9 | 15.12.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Subsections (1) to (3) of section 13 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Subsections (1) to (5) of section 18 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 18(6) | 30.9.1999 | 1999/2509 |
| Sections 19 to 23 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 24 | 22.2.2000 | 2000/420 |
| Sections 26 to 33 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 34(1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) | 17.12.1999 | 1999/3374 |
| Section 34(4) | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Sections 35 and 36(1) (partially) | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 36 (to the extent that it was not brought into force on 25.10.1999) | 17.12.1999 | 1999/3374 |
| Section 37 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 38 | 9.9.1999 | 1999/2509 |
| Sections 39 and 40 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 42 | 9.9.1999 | 1999/2509 |
| Sections 43 and 44 (partially) | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Section 44 (partially) | 17.12.1999 | 1999/3374 |
| Schedule 2 | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Schedule 4 | 15.12.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Schedules 6, 7 (partially) and 9 (partially) | 25.10.1999 | 1999/2830 |
| Schedule 9 (partially) | 17.12.1999 | 1999/3374 |