Paragraph 131

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. A1 para. 163 repealed by Employment Relations Act 1999 Sch. 9(3)
Sch. A1 para. 2(6) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 3
Sch. A1 para. 13A 13B inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 4
Sch. A1 para. 14(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 5(2)
Sch. A1 para. 14(5A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 5(5)
Sch. A1 para. 16(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 6
Sch. A1 para. 17(3)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 7
Sch. A1 para. 19C(2A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 8(2)
Sch. A1 para. 19C(5)(c) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 8(3)
Sch. A1 para. 19C(7) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 8(4)
Sch. A1 para. 22(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 11(2)
Sch. A1 para. 22(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 11(3)
Sch. A1 para. 22(3) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 11(4)
Sch. A1 para. 22(4A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 11(5)
Sch. A1 para. 23(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 12(2)
Sch. A1 para. 23(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 12(3)
Sch. A1 para. 23(2) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 12(4)
Sch. A1 para. 24(1) word inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(2)
Sch. A1 para. 24(5)(za) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 24(5)(a) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(3)(b)(i)
Sch. A1 para. 24(5)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(3)(b)(ii)
Sch. A1 para. 24(5)(b) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(3)(c)
Sch. A1 para. 24(6)(za) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(4)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 24(6)(a) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(4)(b)(i)
Sch. A1 para. 24(6)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(4)(b)(ii)
Sch. A1 para. 24(6)(b) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 13(4)(c)
Sch. A1 para. 25(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 14
Sch. A1 para. 26(1) word omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(2)
Sch. A1 para. 26(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 26(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(3)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 26(3) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(4)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4)(a) word substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(b)(i)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(b)(ii)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4)(b) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(c)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4)(c) word substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(d)(i)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4)(c) words omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(5)(d)(ii)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4ZA) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(6)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4A)-(4E) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(7)
Sch. A1 para. 26(4G) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(7)
Sch. A1 para. 26(8) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(7)
Sch. A1 para. 26(9) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 15(7)
Sch. A1 para. 27ZA-27ZD inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 16
Sch. A1 para. 27A-27F omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 17
Sch. A1 para. 28(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 18(2)
Sch. A1 para. 28(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 18(3)
Sch. A1 para. 28(4) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 18(4)
Sch. A1 para. 29(1)-(1A) substituted for Sch. A1 para. 29(1)(1A) by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 19(2)
Sch. A1 para. 35(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 20(2)
Sch. A1 para. 38(1)(d) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 22(2)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 38(1)(d) words omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 22(2)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 38(2A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 22(3)
Sch. A1 para. 39(5) word inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 23
Sch. A1 para. 40(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 24(a)
Sch. A1 para. 40(1) words omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 24(b)
Sch. A1 para. 40A inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 25
Sch. A1 para. 41(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 26(a)
Sch. A1 para. 41(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 26(b)
Sch. A1 para. 44(1A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 27(2)
Sch. A1 para. 46(1)(d) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 29(2)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 46(1)(d) words omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 29(2)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 46(3) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 29(3)
Sch. A1 para. 47(3) word inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 30
Sch. A1 para. 48(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 31(a)
Sch. A1 para. 48(1) words omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 31(b)
Sch. A1 para. 48A inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 32
Sch. A1 para. 49(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 33(a)
Sch. A1 para. 49(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 33(b)
Sch. A1 para. 52(3)(f) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 35
Sch. A1 para. 67(2)(c) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 36(2)
Sch. A1 para. 67(3) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 36(3)
Sch. A1 para. 70(3)(c) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 37(2)
Sch. A1 para. 70(3A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 37(3)
Sch. A1 para. 75(3)(c) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 38
Sch. A1 para. 77(4A) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 39
Sch. A1 para. 89(4) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(2)
Sch. A1 para. 89(5)(a) word omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 89(5)(aa)(ab) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(3)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 89(5)(b) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(3)(c)
Sch. A1 para. 89(8) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(4)
Sch. A1 para. 89(9) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 45(5)
Sch. A1 para. 93(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 46
Sch. A1 para. 117(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 49(2)
Sch. A1 para. 117(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 49(3)
Sch. A1 para. 117(4) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 49(4)
Sch. A1 para. 118(1) word omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(2)
Sch. A1 para. 118(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 118(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(3)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 118(3) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(4)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(5)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4)(a) word substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(5)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4)(b) word substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(5)(c)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4)(c) word substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(5)(d)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4ZA) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(6)
Sch. A1 para. 118(4A)-(4E) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(7)
Sch. A1 para. 118(8) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(7)
Sch. A1 para. 118(9) omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 50(7)
Sch. A1 para. 119(5)(6) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 51
Sch. A1 para. 119ZA-119ZD inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 52
Sch. A1 para. 119A-119I omitted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 53
Sch. A1 para. 120(1) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 54(2)
Sch. A1 para. 120(1A)(1B) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 54(3)
Sch. A1 para. 120(2) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 54(4)
Sch. A1 para. 120(4) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 54(5)
Sch. A1 para. 121(1)-(1A) substituted for Sch. A1 para. 121(1)(1A) by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 55
Sch. A1 para. 122(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 56(a)
Sch. A1 para. 122(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 56(b)
Sch. A1 para. 123(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 57(a)
Sch. A1 para. 123(1)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 57(b)
Sch. A1 para. 124(1) words inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 58
Sch. A1 para. 133(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 61(2)
Sch. A1 para. 133(2)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 61(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 133(2)(b) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 61(3)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 147(1) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 64(2)
Sch. A1 para. 147(2)(a) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 64(3)(a)
Sch. A1 para. 147(2)(b) words substituted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 64(3)(b)
Sch. A1 para. 147(2)(d) inserted by Employment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 6 para. 64(3)(c)

(1)

An application under paragraph 128 is not admissible unless the CAC is satisfied that fewer than half of the workers constituting the bargaining unit are members of the union (or unions).

(2)

The CAC must give reasons for the decision.

Notes on Schedule A1

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. A1 (paras. 1-173) inserted (6.6.2000) by 1999 c. 26, s. 1(3), Sch. 1; S.I. 2000/1338, art. 2(d)

Modifications

C1: Sch. A1 (paras. 1-173) applied (14.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1282, art. 2(5)(a)
C2: Sch. A1 modified (temp. from 6.4.2005) by The Employment Relations Act 2004 (Commencement No.3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/872), arts. 4, 21, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)