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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-act-1975-commencement-no-1-order-1975/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1975/1938",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Protection Act 1975 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-act-1975-commencement-no-1-order-1975",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST JANUARY 1976",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 1\nAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.\nSection 2\nConciliation.\nSection 3, except as far as it relates to the Central Arbitration Committee.\nArbitration.\nSection 4\nAdvice.\nSection 5\nInquiry.\nSection 6\nCodes of Practice.\nSection 89\nAmendments of Wages Councils Act 1959.\nSection 90\nConversion of wages councils to statutory joint industrial councils.\nSection 91\nFunctions of statutory joint industrial councils.\nSection 92, except as far as it relates to the Central Arbitration Committee.\nDisputes between employers' and workers' representatives.\nSection 93\nAbolition of statutory joint industrial councils.\nSection 94\nSupplementary.\nSection 95\nPower to obtain information.\nSection 96\nDuty of the Service to report on machinery for regulating remuneration and terms and conditions of employment.\nSection 97\nAmendments of Agricultural Wages Acts.\nSection 109\nPower to confer jurisdiction on industrial tribunals in respect of damages, etc., for breach of contract of employment.\nSection 112\nEntitlement to unemployment benefit and recoupment of that benefit and supplementary benefit.\nSection 114\nAmendments of the Employment Agencies Act 1973.\nSection 115\nAmendments of the Employment and Training Act 1973.\nSection 116, as far as it relates to paragraphs 2, 3 and 9 of Schedule 15.\nAmendments of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.\nSection 118\nRestrictions on contracting out.\nSection 121\nApplication to the Crown.\nSection 122\nApplication of employment legislation to parliamentary staff.\nSection 123\nOrders, rules and regulations.\nSection 124(1), (2)(b), (5) and (6)\nFinancial provisions.\nSection 125(1), as far as it relates to:—\n(a) in Part I of Schedule 16, paragraph 17;\n(b) in Part III of Schedule 16, paragraphs 5, 6, 7(2) and (5), 11, 18, 23, 25, 31, 32 and 33; and\n(c) in Part IV of Schedule 16 paragraphs 1, 6, 13(6), (10) and (11), 16, as far as it relates to the Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, the Employment Service Agency and the Training Services Agency, and 18(1) and (3), as far as it relates to paragraph 13(6), (10) and (11) above.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSection 125(2), as far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 and 19 of Schedule 17.\nTransitional provisions.\nSection 125(3), as far as it relates to the Conciliation Act 1896, the Agricultural Wages Act 1948, the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949, the Public Records Act 1958, the Wages Councils Act 1959, the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Superannuation Act 1972, the Employment Agencies Act 1973, the Employment and Training Act 1973, section 2(5) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, section 8(10) of, paragraph 26(1) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 9(4), (6) and (7) of Schedule 3 to the Trade Union and Labour Relation Act 1974, Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.\nRepeals\nSection 126(1), as far as it relates to the definition of “associated employer”, “collective agreement”, “employee”, “employer”, “official”, “trade dispute”, “trade union”, “worker”, “collective bargaining”, “the 1974 Act”, “recognition” and “Service”, (2), (8) and (9).\nInterpretation.\nSection 127\nPower to extend employment legislation.\nSection 129\nShort title, commencement and extent.\nSchedule 1, Parts I and III, as far as they relate to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and its Council.\nConstitution etc. of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and provisions supplemental thereto.\nSchedule 7\nAmendments of Wages Councils Act 1959.\nSchedule 8\nStatutory joint industrial councils.\nSchedule 9\nAmendments of Agricultural Wages Act 1948.\nSchedule 10\nAmendments of Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949.\nSchedule 13\nAmendments of Employment Agencies Act 1973.\nSchedule 14\nAmendments of Employment and Training Act 1973.\nSchedule 15, to the extent mentioned above in relation to section 116.\nAmendments of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.\nSchedule 16, to the extent mentioned above in relation to section 125(1).\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSchedule 17, to the extent mentioned above in relation to section 125(2).\nTransitional provisions.\nSchedule 18, to the extent mentioned above in relation to section 125(3).\nRepeals.",
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