Introductory text

Whereas the National Agreements for the Wire and Wire Rope Industries are collective agreements which make provision whereby employees to whom the said agreements relate have a right to guaranteed remuneration;

And whereas the parties to the said collective agreements (whose descriptions are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order) all made application to the Secretary of State under section 18 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978^f1 (“the Act”);

And whereas the Secretary of State, having regard to the provisions of the agreements (which so far as are material are set out in Schedule 2 to this Order) is satisfied that section 12 of the Act should not apply to those employees;

And whereas the said agreements comply with the provisions of section 18(4) of the Act;