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Employment Protection Act 1975

1975 c. 71 · Enacted 12 November 1975 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 7 April 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 13 para. 1 2 3 4repealed (3.1.1995)Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 s. 81 Sch. 17
Sch. 13 para. 6(3) (defn. of "(3.1.1995)")repealed in partDeregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 s. 81 Sch. 17

An Act to establish machinery for promoting the improvement of industrial relations; to amend the law relating to workers’ rights and otherwise to amend the law relating to workers, employers, trade unions and employers’ associations; to provide for the establishment and operation of a Maternity Pay Fund; to provide for the extension of the jurisdiction ofF1 employment tribunals; to amend the law relating to entitlement to and recoupment of unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit; to amend the Employment Agencies Act 1973 as respects the exercise of licensing functions under that Act; to amend the Employment and Training Act 1973 as respects the status of bodies established, and the powers of the Secretary of State, under that Act; to amend the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 as respects the appointment of safety representatives, health and safety at work in agriculture, the status of bodies established and the disclosure of information obtained under that Act; to provide for the extension of employment legislation to certain parliamentary staff and to certain areas outside Great Britain; and for connected purposes.

[12th November 1975]

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Words in long title substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2) (with s. 16(2); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch.

Contents

  1. Part I: Machinery for Promoting the Improvement of Industrial Relations
  2. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, etc.
  3. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 11—16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Disclosure of information
  15. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. Part II
  21. 22—39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 40Section 40
  23. 41—88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. Part III
  25. 89—96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. Powers of Agricultural Wages Boards
  27. 97Amendments of Agricultural Wages Acts.
  28. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. Part IV: Procedure for Handling Redundancies
  30. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 107. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions
  40. 108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  42. 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. 111Disentitlement to unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit during trade dispute.
  44. 112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 113. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 114Amendments of the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
  47. 115Amendments of the Employment and Training Act 1973.
  48. 116Amendments of the Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974.
  49. 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 118. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 119. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. 123. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  56. 124Financial provisions.
  57. 125Minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
  58. 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 126A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  61. 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  62. 129Short title, commencement and extent.
  63. Schedule 1
  64. Part I: Constitution Etc. of Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and its Council
  65. The Council
  66. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  67. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  68. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  69. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  70. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  71. Staff
  72. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  73. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  74. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  75. Supplemental
  76. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  77. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  78. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  79. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  80. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  81. Part II: Central Arbitration Committee
  82. Constitution
  83. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  84. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  85. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  86. Proceedings
  87. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  88. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  89. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  90. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  91. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  92. Awards
  93. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  94. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  95. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  96. Supplemental
  97. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  98. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  99. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  100. Part III: Supplementary Provisions
  101. Remuneration and allowances
  102. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  103. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  104. Sums payable on retirement
  105. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  106. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  107. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  108. Expenses of hearings before the Certification Officer
  109. 32AParagraph 32A Repealed
  110. Expenses
  111. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  112. Accounts
  113. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  114. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  115. Schedule S 2—6Schedule S 2—6
  116. Schedule S 7—8Schedule S 7—8
  117. Schedule 9: Amendments of Agricultural Wages Act 1948
  118. Part I: Section 3, AS SUBSTITUTED Repealed
  119. 3Power of Agricultural Wages Board to fix wages, holidays and other terms and conditions. Repealed
  120. Part II: Minor and Consequential Amendments Repealed
  121. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  122. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  123. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  124. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  125. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  126. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  127. Schedule 10: Amendments of Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949
  128. Part 1: Section 3, As Substituted
  129. 3Power of Scottish Agricultural Wages Board to fix rates of wages and holidays.
  130. Part II: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  131. 1Paragraph 1
  132. 2Paragraph 2
  133. 3Paragraph 3
  134. 4Paragraph 4
  135. 5Paragraph 5
  136. 6Paragraph 6
  137. Schedule 11Schedule 11
  138. Schedule 12
  139. Part I: General
  140. Introductory
  141. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  142. Institution or continuance of tribunal proceedings
  143. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  144. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  145. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  146. Rights and liabilities accruing after death
  147. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  148. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  149. Death during protected period
  150. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  151. Part II
  152. 8—12Paragraph 8—12 Repealed
  153. Schedule 13: Amendments of the Employment Agencies Act 1973
  154. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  155. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  156. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  157. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  158. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  159. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  160. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  161. Schedule 14: Amendments of the Employment and Training Act 1973
  162. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  163. 2Paragraph 2
  164. 3Paragraph 3
  165. 4, 5Paragraph 4, 5 Repealed
  166. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  167. Schedule 15: Amendments of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974
  168. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  169. 2Paragraph 2
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  172. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  173. 6Paragraph 6
  174. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  175. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  176. 9Paragraph 9
  177. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  178. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  179. 12Paragraph 12
  180. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  181. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  182. 15Paragraph 15
  183. 16Paragraph 16
  184. 17Paragraph 17
  185. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  186. 19Paragraph 19
  187. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  188. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  189. Schedule 16: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  190. s I, II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part s I, II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  191. Part III
  192. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  193. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  194. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  195. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  196. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  197. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  198. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  199. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  200. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  201. 10, 11Paragraph 10, 11 Repealed
  202. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  203. 13—16Paragraph 13—16 Repealed
  204. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  205. 18—30Paragraph 18—30 Repealed
  206. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  207. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  208. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  209. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  210. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  211. Part IV: Miscellaneous Amendments
  212. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  213. Trade Union Act 1913 (2 & 3 Geo. 5 c. 30)
  214. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  215. Industrial Courts Act 1919 (c. 69)
  216. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  217. Road Haulage Wages Act 1938 (c. 44)
  218. 4Paragraph 4
  219. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  220. Public Records Act 1958(c.51)
  221. 6Paragraph 6
  222. Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16)
  223. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  224. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  225. Education (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 47)
  226. 9Paragraph 9
  227. Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act 1964 (c. 24)
  228. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  229. Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 (c. 3)
  230. 11Paragraph 11
  231. Remuneration of Teachers (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 36)
  232. 12Paragraph 12
  233. Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41)
  234. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  235. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  236. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  237. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  238. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  239. Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60)
  240. 17Paragraph 17
  241. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)
  242. 18Paragraph 18
  243. Schedule 17: Transitional Provisions
  244. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  245. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  246. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  247. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  248. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  249. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  250. 7—10Paragraph 7—10 Repealed
  251. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  252. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  253. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  254. 14Paragraph 14
  255. 15Paragraph 15
  256. 16, 17Paragraph 16, 17 Repealed
  257. 18Paragraph 18
  258. 19Paragraph 19
  259. Schedule 18Enactments Repealed