# The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, extent and application


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) 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 under section 234C of the 1992 Act comply with the notice.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
(5) These Regulations have effect in relation to any strike that takes place after the day on which they come into force, even if—
(a) notice of the strike under section 234A of the 1992 Act (requirement on trade union to give notice of industrial action) was given on or before that day; or
(b) the date of the ballot in respect of the strike was on or before 20th July 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348253368/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-strikes-minimum-service-levels-passenger-railway-services-regulations-2023/regulation-1
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