Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on the 27th April 2003 the provisions of the Employment Act 2003 (2002 c. 22) set out in Article 2.
The provisions in sections 29 to 33 of that Act are the powers for the Secretary of State to make secondary legislation in relation to the dispute resolution procedures contained in that Act and section 43 provides a right for time off for union learning representatives and a right for time off for access to union learning representatives.
Article 3 of the Order contains transitional provisions.