# The Employment Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988, Schedule 1


(1)
(2)
Sections of the Act brought into force on the first commencement date
Subject matter of sections
Section 1
Right to a ballot before industrial action
Section 2
Right not to be denied access to the courts etc.
Section 3
Right not to be unjustifiably disciplined
Section 4
Complaint of infringement of right under section 3
Section 5
Further remedies for infringement of right under section 3
Section 6
Right to inspect union’s accounting records
Section 7
Right to require employer to stop deductions of union subscriptions
Section 9
Remedy against trustees for unlawful use of property
Section 10
Industrial action to enforce membership
Section 11
Action by an employer to enforce membership
Section 12(2), and (6) so far as it defines the meaning of “principal executive committee”
Exemption from duty to hold elections for unions involved in mergers
Section 13
Election addresses
Section 14
Requirement of postal ballot for certain ballots and elections
Section 16
Remedy with respect to ballot on use of funds for political purposes
Section 17
Ballots on industrial action affecting different places of work
Section 22
Procedure before the Certification Officer
Section 23
Interlocutory and interim orders
Section 33 so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 to the Act specified in Appendix A and to the repeals specified in Schedule 4 to the Act referred to in Appendix B
Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1118/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988/schedule-1
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