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Trade Unions

Made 28th February 2017

This Order is made in exercise of the power conferred by sections 203(2) and 205 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992^f1 (“the 1992 Act”).

In accordance with section 205(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State proposed to revise the Code of Practice on Picketing which came into effect on 1st May 1992^f2, for the purpose of bringing it into conformity with subsequent statutory provisions by the making of consequential amendments and the omission of obsolete passages.

In accordance with section 205(2) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State laid before both Houses of Parliament a draft of the revised Code of Practice. Neither House of Parliament resolved within the period of 40 days that no further proceedings should be taken on the draft revised Code.

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f1: 1992 c.52.
f2: The Code of Practice on Picketing was brought into force by S.I. 1992/476 which in turn revised the Code of Practice on Picketing, brought into force by S.I. 1980/1757.