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under section 203(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992^f1 (“the 1992 Act”) the Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a Code of Practice issued by him;

in pursuance of section 203(2) of the 1992 Act the Secretary of State proposed to revise the whole of the Code of Practice (Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers) which came into effect on 17th November 1995^f2;

in pursuance of section 204(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, prepared and published in draft a revised Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers (“the draft Code”);

in pursuance of section 204(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State considered representations made to him about the draft Code;

in pursuance of section 204(2) of the 1992 Act the Secretary of State laid the draft Code before both Houses of Parliament, the draft Code was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament and the Secretary of State is issuing the Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers in the form of the draft Code;