# The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003, Regulation 4: Northern Ireland

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

These Regulations apply to Northern Ireland with the following modifications—
(a) for any reference to any employment tribunal there shall be substituted a reference to an industrial tribunal within the meaning of section 42(5) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 ;
(b) in regulation 2(1) for the definition of “collective agreement” there shall be substituted the following definition—
““collective agreement” means a collective agreement within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 , the trade union parties to which are independent trade unions within the meaning of that Article;”;
(ba) in regulation 18A(1)(a) for the words “subsection (1) of section 18A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (requirement to contact ACAS before instituting proceedings)” substitute “paragraph (1) of Article 20A of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (requirement to contact the Labour Relations Agency before instituting proceedings)”;
(bb) in regulation 18A(1)(b) for the words “(by virtue of regulations made under subsection (11) of that section) the certificate issued under subsection (4) of that section” substitute “(by virtue of regulations made under paragraph (11) of that Article) the certificate issued under paragraph (4) of that Article”;
(c) in regulation 19(2)(a) for the words “a conciliation officer has taken action under any of sections 18A to 18C of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (conciliation)” there shall be substituted the words “ the Labour Relations Agency has taken action under Article 20 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (conciliation) ”;
(d) in regulation 19(2)(b) for the words “section 18(1)(p) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996” there shall be substituted the words “ Article 20(1)(k) of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 ”.
(e) in regulation 19(2)(b) for the word “settlement” substitute “compromise”;
(f) in regulation 19(3) for the word “settlement” substitute “compromise”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3049/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-working-time-inland-waterways-regulations-2003/regulation-4
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