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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-2008-commencement-no-1-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2008/schedule/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3232",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-2008-commencement-no-1-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2008",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) The amendments and repeals referred to in paragraph 1 shall not have effect where on or before 5th April 2009 the standard dismissal and disciplinary procedure or the modified dismissal procedure applies by virtue of regulation 3 of the Regulations and on or before that date the employer has—\n(a) complied with the requirements of paragraph 1, 2 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act;\n(b) taken relevant disciplinary action against the employee; or\n(c) dismissed the employee.\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(1) the employer shall be treated as having complied with—\n(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act where that employer has complied with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to that Act, and sent the statement or a copy of it to the employee;\n(b) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act where the employee attends a meeting with the employer and the employee is informed that the employer is contemplating dismissing or taking disciplinary action against them;\n(c) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act, where that employer has complied with paragraph 4(a)(i) and (ii) and 4(b) of that Schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3232/schedule/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:20:02.399812+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."
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