Article 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice (Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process) Order 2026 and comes into force on 30th October 2026.

This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

In this Order—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992^f1

• “the Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process” means the Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 203 of the 1992 Act which was laid in draft before each House of Parliament on 6th July 2026 and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons on 21st October 2026 and of the House of Lords on 14th October 2026.