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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-code-of-practice-trade-union-ballots-on-industrial-action-order-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-code-of-practice-trade-union-ballots-on-industrial-action-order-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/989",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Code of Practice (Trade Union Ballots on Industrial Action) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-code-of-practice-trade-union-ballots-on-industrial-action-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade 12th April 1991\nWhereas—\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powerconferred on him by section 12(6) of the 1990 Act, hereby makes thefollowing Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 42; section 3(1) was amended by section 18(1) of theEmployment Act 1988 (c. 19) to enable the Secretary of State to issueCodes of Practice containing such practical guidance as he thinks fitfor the purpose of promoting what appear to him to be desirablepractices in relation to the conduct by trade unions of ballotsandelections."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c. 38."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/989/introduction",
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  "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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