Explanatory note

This Order brings into operation on 8th March 2001, Articles 3, 7, 8 and 25 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. These provisions amend Part XI of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, amend Part IV of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and insert a new Schedule 1A into that Order, and amend Part XI of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, in connection with the right of trade unions to be recognised in certain circumstances to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of workers. Articles 3 and 4 of the Order contain transitional provisions relating to dismissal and detriment.