# The Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) (Required Information) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;
“CAC” means the Central Arbitration Committee;
“electronic communication” has the meaning given to it by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
“the parties” means the trade union and the employer who are in the process of negotiating or who have negotiated an access agreement between themselves under section 70ZD or are treated as having entered into an access agreement under section 70ZE;
“union” means “unions” in cases where two or more trade unions make a joint request or application for an access agreement.
(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise specified, all references to section numbers are to sections of the 1992 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/756/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-unions-right-to-access-workplaces-required-information-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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