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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-1990/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/38",
  "legislation_title": "Employment Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-1990",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Short title and commencement.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Employment Act 1990.\n(2) The following provisions of this Act come into force on Royal Assent—\n. . .\n. . .\n. . ., and\nsections 15 and 17 and this section (general ancillary provisions).\n(3) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed for different provisions.\n(4) An order bringing into force any provision may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "In s. 18(1) the paragraphs relating to sections 11 and 12 are expressed to be repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 18(2) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 18(3)(4) power of appointment exercised: S.I. 1990/2378, 1991/89, art. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P2",
      "text": "S. 18(4) power exercised by S.I. 1991/89"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/38/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:42:56.855774+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}