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in pursuance of section 6(1), (2)(b) and (5) of the EmploymentProtection Act 1975^f1 (hereinafter referred to as“the Act”) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (hereinafterreferred to as“the Service”) issued a Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties andactivities which came into effect on 1st April 1978;

section 6(10) of the Act provides that the Service may from time totime revise the whole or any part of a Code of Practice issued underthat section and issue the revised Code, and that section 6(3) to (9)shall apply (with appropriate modifications) in relation to such arevised Code;

in pursuance of section 6(3) and (10) of the Act the Service hasrevised the Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties andactivities, has published a draft of the revised Code of Practice andhas considered representations made to it about the draft;

in pursuance of section 6(4) and (10) of the Act the Service hastransmitted the draft revised Code of Practice to the Secretary ofState, who has laid it before both Houses of Parliament;

in pursuance of section 6(5) and (10) of the Act the draft revisedCode of Practice has been approved by resolution of each House ofParliament and the Service is issuing the revised Code of Practice inthe form of the draft;