Section 299 Index of defined expressions.
England, Wales and Scotland
In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—
| ACAS | section 247(1) |
| act and action | section 298 |
| advertisement (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
| F1affected employees (in Part IV, Chapter II) | section 196(3) |
| F2“affected transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B) | section 198A(7) |
| F3agency worker | section 298 |
| F4agent (of trade union) | section 119 |
| appropriately qualified actuary (in sections 38 to 41) | section 42 |
| associated employer | section 297 |
| F5audit logs | section 298A |
| branch or section (of trade union) | section 119 |
| F6certificate of independence | section 298. |
| collective agreement and collective bargaining | section 178(1) |
| F7. . . | . . . |
| contract of employment | |
| —generally | section 295(1) |
| —in sections 226 to F8234A | section 235 |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
| —in relation to House of Lords or House of Commons staff | sections 277(4) and 278(4)(a) |
| contravention | section 298 |
| F9contributor (in relation to the political fund of a trade union) | section F1084(1) |
| the court (in Part I) | section 121 |
| date of the ballot (in Part V) | section 246 |
| F11. . . | . . . |
| dismiss and dismissal | |
| —generally | section 298 |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(c) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(b) |
| the duty of confidentiality F12 , in the context of a scrutineer or independent person | section 24A(3) |
| effective date of termination | section 298 |
| electronic voting | section 298A |
| electronic voting form | section 298A |
| electronic voting instructions | section 298A |
| electronic voting system | section 298A |
| eligible to vote | section 298A |
| employee | |
| —generally | section 295(1) |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(a) |
| —excludes police service | section 280 |
| F13employee representatives (in Part IV, Chapter II) | section 196(1). |
| employer | |
| —in relation to an employee | section 295(1) |
| —in relation to a worker | section 296(2) |
| —in relation to health service practitioners | section 279 |
| employment and employment agency (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
| executive (of trade union) | section 119 |
| financial affairs (of trade union) | section 119 |
| financial year (in Part VI) | section 272 |
| general secretary | section 119 |
| hybrid voting | section 298A |
| independent trade union (and related expressions) | section 5 |
| legal professional privilege (as respects Scotland) | section 298 |
| list | |
| —of trade unions | section 2 |
| —of employers’ associations | section 123 |
| F14. . . | . . . |
| Northern Ireland union (in Part I) | section 120 |
| not protected (in sections 222 to 226 F15and 234A) | section 219(4) |
| officer | |
| —of trade union | section 119 |
| —of employers’ association | section 136 |
| official (of trade union) | section 119 |
| offshore employment | section 287 |
| F16. . . | . . . |
| permissible means of voting | section 298A |
| political fund | section 82(1)(a) |
| political resolution | section 82(1)(a) |
| F17. . . | . . . |
| postal voting | section 298A |
| prescribed | section 293(1) |
| president | section 119 |
| F18“pre-transfer consultation” (in sections 198A and 198B) | section 198A(7) |
| recognised, recognition and related expressions | section 178(3) |
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| relevant personal information | section 298A |
| F19“relevant transfer” (in sections 198A and 198B) | section 198A(7) |
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| F20representatives of a trade union (in Part IV, Chapter II) | section 196(2) |
| rules (of trade union) | section 119 |
| strike (in Part V) | section 246 |
| tort (as respects Scotland) | section 298 |
| trade dispute | |
| —in Part IV | section 218 |
| —in Part V | section 244 |
| trade union | section 1 |
| F21“transferee” and “transferor” (in sections 198A and 198B) | section 198A(7) |
| “transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B) | section 198A(7) |
| undertaking (of employer) | |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(e) and (f) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(c) and (d) |
| voting | section 297A |
| . . . | . . . |
| voting access method | section 298A |
| voting access method information | section 298A |
| voting information | section 298A |
| worker | |
| —generally | section 296(1) |
| —includes health service practitioners | section 279 |
| —excludes police service | section 280 |
| working hours (in Part V) | section 246 |
| workplace voting | section 298A |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Entry in s. 299 relating to affecting employees inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 7
- F2
Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
- F3
Words in s. 299 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6
- F4
Entries in s. 299 inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 89; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
- F5
Words in s. 299 inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 8(4) (with art. 10)
- F6
S. 299: entry inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 50(5), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
- F7
Entries in s. 299 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
- F8
Word in s. 299 substituted (18.12.2025) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(i), 159(1)(c)
- F9
Words in s. 299 inserted (1.3.2017) by Trade Union Act 2016 (c. 15), s. 25(1), Sch. 4 para. 19; S.I. 2017/139, reg. 2(n)(ii)
- F10
Word in s. 299 substituted (18.2.2026) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 62(6), 159(2)(b)
- F11
Words in s. 299 omitted (18.2.2026) by virtue of Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 89(a)(ii), 159(2)(s)
- F12
Words in s. 299 inserted (30.1.2014 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force and with application in accordance with art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 41(5), 45(3)(c); S.I. 2015/717, art. 3(1)(b)
- F13
Entry in s. 299 inserted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(2)
- F14
Words in s. 299 omitted (18.12.2025) by virtue of Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(iii), 159(1)(c)
- F15
Words in s. 299 substituted (18.12.2025) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(ii), 159(1)(c)
- F16
S. 299: entry repealed (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1)(2), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 22, Sch. 2; S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
- F17
Entry in s. 299 relating to post repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2
- F18
Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
- F19
Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(c)
- F20
Entry in s. 299 substituted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(3)
- F21
Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d)