{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-northern-ireland-order-1995/schedule-1A/paragraph-74",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-northern-ireland-order-1995/schedule-1A/paragraph-74.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/1980",
  "legislation_title": "The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "schedule/1A/paragraph/74",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "74",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) If the employer—\n(a) believes that the original unit has ceased to exist, and\n(b) wishes the bargaining arrangements to cease to have effect,\nhe must give the union (or each of the unions) a notice complying with sub-paragraph (2) and must give a copy of the notice to the Court.\n(2) A notice complies with this sub-paragraph if it—\n(a) identifies the unit and the bargaining arrangements,\n(b) states the date on which the notice is given,\n(c) states that the unit has ceased to exist, and\n(d) states that the bargaining arrangements are to cease to have effect on a date which is specified in the notice and which falls after the end of the period of 35 working days starting with the day after that on which the notice is given.\n(3) Within the validation period the Court must decide whether the notice complies with sub-paragraph (2).\n(4) If the Court decides that the notice does not comply with sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) the Court must give the parties notice of its decision, and\n(b) the employer's notice shall be treated as not having been given.\n(5) If the Court decides that the notice complies with sub-paragraph (2) it must give the parties notice of the decision.\n(6) The bargaining arrangements shall cease to have effect on the date specified under sub-paragraph (2)(d) if—\n(a) the Court gives notice under sub-paragraph (5), and\n(b) the union does not (or unions do not) apply to the Court under paragraph 75.\n(7) The validation period is—\n(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day after that on which the Court receives the copy of the notice, or\n(b) such longer period (so starting) as the Court may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/1980/schedule/1A/paragraph/74",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:43:54.412212+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."
}