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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-relations-1999-order-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/317",
  "legislation_title": "Employment Relations (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-relations-1999-order-commencement-no-6-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order.)\nThis Order brings into operation on 13th October 2002, Article 6 of and Schedule 3 to, the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. These provisions amend Part VIII of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, which requires trade unions to hold a ballot before organising industrial action. Article 3 of the Order contains transitional provisions relating to ballots and notices.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/317/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."
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