Regulation 3 Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on 30th October 2026

section 20 (employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment);

section 21 (harassment by third parties);

section 22 (sexual harassment: power to make provision about “reasonable steps”);

section 56 and Schedule 5 (seafarers’ wages and working conditions);

section 59 (right of trade unions to access workplaces), so far as not already in force;

section 60 and Schedule 6 (trade union recognition), so far as not already in force, subject to the transitional provisions in regulation 4 and the savings provisions in regulations 5 and 6;

section 64 (facilities provided to trade union officials and learning representatives), so far as not already in force, subject to the transitional provisions in regulation 7;

section 65 (facilities for equality representatives), so far as not already in force, subject to the transitional provisions in regulation 8.