Explanatory note

These Regulations are made in connection with section 116B(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 which restricts the circumstances in which deductions of trade union subscriptions from wages in the public sector may be made.

Regulation 2 specifies that certain bodies and other persons are to be treated as “public authorities” for the purposes of section 116B (“the deemed public authorities”).

Regulation 3 specifies who is to be treated, for the purposes of section 116B, as the employer of a person who is employed by the Crown.

Regulation 4 specifies certain public authorities and descriptions of public authorities, and the deemed public authorities, as “relevant public sector employers” for the purposes of section 116B.

Regulation 5 makes consequential provision in respect of contracts of employment and collective agreements that are in force before these Regulations come into force.

A full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector has been prepared. A copy of the Impact Assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.