{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-act-1984-repealed-16101992/section-22",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/49",
  "legislation_title": "Trade Union Act 1984 (repealed 16.10.1992)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-act-1984-repealed-16101992",
  "path": "section/22",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Trade Union Act 1984.\n(2) Section 4 shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.\n(3) Save as aforesaid, Part I shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.\n(4) Part II shall come into force on the expiry of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.\n(5) Part III shall come into force on 31st March 1985.\n(6) Parts I and II and sections 18 and 20 of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland and Part III does not apply in relation to any trade union which has its head or main office in Northern Ireland or in relation to any unincorporated employers’ association which has its head or main office in Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words inserted by Employment Act 1988 (c. 19, SIF 43:5), s. 33(1), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 5(9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 22(3) fully exercised: S.I. 1984/1490, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/49/section/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:15.808485+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}