# Employment Protection Act 1975, Paragraph 17


After section 31(8) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 there shall be inserted the following subsection:—
“(9) A trade union shall be treated as recognised for the purpose of this section not only if it is recognised for the purpose of collective bargaining, but also if the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service has made a recommendation for recognition under the Employment Protection Act 1975 and that recommendation is operative within the meaning of section 15 of that Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/71/schedule/16/part/IV/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-act-1975/schedule-16/part-IV/paragraph-17
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