# The Employment Code of Practice (Trade Union Ballots on Industrial Action) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/989 · made 12 April 1991

This Order appoints 20th May 1991 as the day upon which the revisedCode of Practice on trade union ballots on industrial action which isbeing issued by the Secretary of State under section 12 of theEmployment Act 1990 comes into effect. The Code was originally issued inApril 1990, and has been revised in order to bring it into conformitywith changes made by the Employment Act 1990 to the law relating totrade union ballots on industrial action.

Made under: Employment Act 1980; Employment Act 1990

## Introductory text

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Made 12th April 1991
Whereas—
(1) in pursuance of section 3 of the Employment Act 1980the Secretary of State in 1990 issued a Code of Practiceon trade union ballots on industrial action;
(2) in pursuance of section 12(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the Employment Act1990 (hereinafter referred to as“the 1990 Act”) the Secretary of State proposed to revise that Code of Practicefor the purpose of bringing it into conformity with subsequent statutoryprovisions, and accordingly laid the draft of the revised Code ofPractice before each House of Parliament;
(3) in pursuance of section 12(5) and (6) of the 1990 Act, neither Houseof Parliament having resolved within the period of 40 days beginningwith the day on which the draft revised Code of Practice was so laidthat no further proceedings should be taken on it, the Secretary ofState is issuing the revised Code of Practice in the form of the draft;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powerconferred on him by section 12(6) of the 1990 Act, hereby makes thefollowing Order:—

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Employment Code of Practice (TradeUnion Ballots on Industrial Action) Order 1991.

## 2 Appointed day for revised Code of Practice

The said revised Code of Practice on trade union ballots onindustrial action shall come into effect on 20th May 1991.

## Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Eric Forth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Employment
12th April 1991

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 20th May 1991 as the day upon which the revisedCode of Practice on trade union ballots on industrial action which isbeing issued by the Secretary of State under section 12 of theEmployment Act 1990 comes into effect. The Code was originally issued inApril 1990, and has been revised in order to bring it into conformitywith changes made by the Employment Act 1990 to the law relating totrade union ballots on industrial action.

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