Explanatory note

This Order brings into force on 26th July 1988 the sections of Part I of the Employment Act 1988 set out in the Schedule to the Order and the amendments and repeals, which are related to those sections, set out in the Appendices to the Schedule.

Article 3 brings into force on 26th July 1989 section 12 of the Act (to the extent that it is not brought into force on 26th July 1988) and the amendments and repeals related to it. Section 12 extends the existing duty on trade unions to hold elections in respect of the voting positions on their principal executive committees to cover non-voting positions on those committees and the positions of president and general secretary.

The Order contains transitional provisions.