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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-code-of-practice-time-off-for-trade-union-duties-and-activities-order-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3223",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Protection Code of Practice (Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-code-of-practice-time-off-for-trade-union-duties-and-activities-order-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order appoints 1st January 2010 as the day upon which the revised Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities will come into effect. The Code of Practice, which includes guidance on time off for union learning representatives, is being issued by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service under section 200(3) and section 199(1) and (4) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.\nThe Code of Practice replaces the Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities which came into effect on 27th April 2003.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3223/note",
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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."
}