(1)The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52) (as amended by the Trade Union Act 2016 (c.15)) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 116B (restriction on deduction of union subscriptions from wages in public sector), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)But regulations under subsection (3) may not specify—
(a)a devolved Welsh authority, or
(b)a description of public authority that applies to a devolved Welsh authority.”.
(3)In section 172A (publication requirements in relation to facility time), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)But regulations under subsection (1) may not specify—
(a)a devolved Welsh authority, or
(b)a description of public authority that applies to a devolved Welsh authority.”.
(4)In section 226 (requirement of ballot before action by trade union), after subsection (2E) insert—
“(2EA)But regulations under subsection (2D) may not specify services provided by a devolved Welsh authority.”
(5)After section 297A insert—
For the purposes of this Act a “devolved Welsh authority” has the same meaning as in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).”
(6)In section 299 (index of defined expressions) add “devolved Welsh authority” and (in the corresponding column) “section 297B”.