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Explanatory note

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This Order brings into force on 6th June 2000, sections 1, 5, 6 and 25 of and Schedule 1 to the Employment Relations Act 1999. These provisions amend Parts I and VI of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, insert a new Schedule A1 into that Act, and amend Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996, in connection with the right of trade unions to be recognised in certain circumstances as entitled to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of workers. Articles 3 and 4 of the Order contain transitional provisions relating to dismissal and detriment.