Article 4
SCHEDULE
PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 2004 COMING INTO FORCE ON 6th APRIL 2005
| Provisions of the Act | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Section 1 (application for decision on whether proposed bargaining unit is appropriate) | For all purposes |
| Section 2 (power of the CAC to end period for agreement on bargaining unit) | For all purposes |
| Section 3 (duty of employer to supply information to union) | For all purposes |
| Section 4 (determination of appropriate bargaining unit) | For all purposes |
| Section 5 (union communications with workers after acceptance of application) | For all purposes |
| Section 6 (circumstances in which the CAC must arrange a ballot) | For all purposes |
| Section 7 (power of the CAC to extend notification period) | For all purposes |
| Section 8 (postal votes for workers absent from ballot at workplace) | For all purposes |
| Section 11 (application where agreement does not cover pay, hours and holidays) | For all purposes |
| Section 12 (employer’s notice to end bargaining arrangements) | For all purposes |
| Section 14 (appeals against demands for costs) | For all purposes |
| Section 16 (means of communicating with workers) | For all purposes |
| Section 17 (unfair practices: power to make provision about periods before notice of ballot) | For all purposes |
| Section 19 (information about union membership and employment in bargaining unit) | For all purposes |
| Section 20 (“pay” and other matters subject to collective bargaining) | For all purposes |
| Section 21 (information required by ACAS for ballots and ascertaining union membership) | For all purposes |
| Section 23 (entitlement to vote in ballot on industrial action) | For all purposes |
| Section 24 (inducement of members not accorded entitlement to vote) | For all purposes |
| Section 26 (dismissal where employees taking protected industrial action locked out) | For all purposes |
| Section 27 (date of dismissal) | For all purposes |
| Section 28 (dismissal after end of protected period) | For all purposes |
| Section 35 (disapplication of qualifying period and upper age limit for unfair dismissal) | For all purposes |
| Section 40 (protection of employees in respect of jury service) | For all purposes |
| Section 41 (flexible working) | For all purposes |
| Section 44 (information supplied by worker and employer) | For all purposes |
| Section 45 (enforcement notices) | For all purposes |
| Section 46 (withdrawal and replacement of, and appeals against, notices) | For all purposes |
| Section 47 (enforcement officers for agricultural wages legislation) | For all purposes |
| Section 48 (striking out by Certification Officer of applications or complaints) | For all purposes |
| Section 49 (restriction of proceedings orders: proceedings before Certification Officer) | For all purposes |
| Section 50 (amalgamations: approval, listing and certification) | For all purposes |
| Section 51 (restriction on grounds of appeal from Certification Officer) | For all purposes |
| Section 52 (additional case in which election for president of union not required) | For all purposes |
| Section 53 (removal of rule preventing appointment of body corporate as auditor) | For all purposes |
| Section 55 (provision of money for trade union modernisation) | For all purposes |
| Section 57 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) | For the purposes of the provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 brought into force by this Order |
| In Schedule 1 (minor and consequential amendments) - | |
| paragraphs 1-7, 13-15, 19, 22, 23 (with the exception of paragraph 23(22) and (23)), 28-30, 32-41 | For all purposes |
| In Schedule 2 (repeals) the entries relating | |
| to the – | |
| Agricultural Wages Act 1948(1) | For all purposes |
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (all remaining entries with the exception of sections 226A, 234A and paragraph 119(3) of Schedule A1) | For all purposes |
| Employment Tribunals Act 1996(2) | For all purposes |
| Employment Rights Act 1996 | For all purposes |
| Employment Act 2002(3) | For all purposes |