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)] | [F1section 196(3)] |
| [F2agency worker] | [F2section 298] |
| [F3agent (of trade union)] | [F3section 119] |
| appropriately qualified actuary (in sections 38 to 41) | section 42 |
| associated employer | section 297 |
| branch or section (of trade union) | section 119 |
| [F4certificate of independence | section 298.] |
| collective agreement and collective bargaining | section 178(1) |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| contract of employment | |
| —generally | section 295(1) |
| —in sections 226 to 234 | 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 |
| the court (in Part I) | section 121 |
| date of the ballot (in Part V) | section 246 |
| 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) |
| [F3the duty of confidentiality] | [F3section 24A(3)] |
| effective date of termination | section 298 |
| 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 |
| [F6employee representatives (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F6section 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 |
| [F3financial affairs (of trade union)] | [F3section 119] |
| financial year (in Part VI) | section 272 |
| general secretary | section 119 |
| independent trade union (and related expressions) | section 5 |
| list | |
| —of trade unions | section 2 |
| —of employers’ associations | section 123 |
| Northern Ireland union (in Part I) | section 120 |
| not protected (in sections 222 to 226) | section 219(4) |
| officer | |
| —of trade union | section 119 |
| —of employers’ association | section 136 |
| official (of trade union) | section 119 |
| offshore employment | section 287 |
| F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| political fund | section 82(1)(a) |
| political resolution | section 82(1)(a) |
| F8. . . | F8. . . |
| prescribed | section 293(1) |
| president | section 119 |
| recognised, recognition and related expressions | section 178(3) |
| F5. . . | |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| [F9representatives of a trade union (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F9section 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 |
| 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) |
| worker | |
| —generally | section 296(1) |
| —includes health service practitioners | section 279 |
| —excludes police service | section 280 |
| working hours (in Part V) | section 246 |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry in s. 299 relating to affecting employees inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 7
F2Words in s. 299 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6
F3Entries 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
F4S. 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)
F5Entries in s. 299 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F6Entry in s. 299 inserted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(2)
F7S. 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)
F8Entry in s. 299 relating to post repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2
F9Entry in s. 299 substituted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(3)