Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
Part I Particulars of Terms of Employment
Written particulars of terms of employment
1 Written particulars of terms of employment.
2 Supplementary provisions relating to statements under s. 1.
2A Particulars of disciplinary procedures not required where less than 20 employees.
3 Statement to include note about disciplinary procedures.
4 Changes in terms of employment.
5 Exclusion of certain contracts in writing.
5A Employees becoming or ceasing to be excluded from ss. 1 to 4.
6 Power of Secretary of State to require further particulars.
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Itemised pay statements
8 Right to itemised pay statement.
9 Standing statement of fixed deductions.
10 Power to amend ss. 8 and 9.
Enforcement of rights under Part I
11 References to industrial tribunals.
Part II Rights Arising in Course of Employment
Guarantee payments
12 Right to guarantee payment.
13 General exclusions from right under s. 12.
14 Calculation of guarantee payment.
15 Limits on amount of and entitlement to guarantee payment.
16 Supplementary provisions relating to guarantee payments.
17 Complaint to industrial tribunal.
18 Exemption orders.
Suspension from work on medical grounds
19 Right to remuneration on suspension on medical grounds.
20 General exclusions from right under s. 19.
21 Calculation of remuneration.
22 Complaint to industrial tribunal.
Right not to suffer detriment in health and safety cases
22A Right not to suffer detriment in health and safety cases.
22AA Right of employee representatives not to suffer detriment.
22B Proceedings for contravention of section 22A.
22C Remedies.
Trade union membership and activities
23 Trade union membership and activities.
24 Complaint to industrial tribunal.
25 Supplementary provisions relating to complaints under s. 24.
26 Assessment of compensation on a complaint under s. 24.
26A Awards against third parties.
Time off work
27 Time off for carrying out trade union duties.
28 Time off for trade union activities.
29 Time off for public duties.
30 Provisions as to industrial tribunals.
31 Time off to look for work or make arrangements for training.
31A Time off for ante-natal care.
31AA Time off for employee representatives.
32 Meaning of “working hours".
Part III Maternity
General right to maternity leave
34 Commencement of maternity leave period.
35 Duration of maternity leave period.
36 Notice of commencement of leave.
37 Requirement to inform employer of pregnancy etc.
37A Requirement to inform employer of return during maternity leave period.
38 Special provision where redundancy during maternity leave period.
38A Contractual right to maternity leave.
Right to return to work
39 Right to return to work.
40 Requirement to give notice of return to employer.
41 Special provision where redundancies occur before return to work.
42 Exercise of right to return to work.
43 Supplementary.
44 Contractual rights.
General provisions
33 Rights of employee in connection with pregnancy and confinement.
34—44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45Right to return to work.
46Enforcement of rights under s. 45.
47Exercise of right to return to work.
48Contractual right to return to work.
Part IV Termination of Employment
49 Rights of employer and employee to a minimum period of notice.
50 Rights of employee in period of notice.
51 Measure of damages in proceedings against employers.
52 Statutory contracts.
53 Written statement of reasons for dismissal.
Part V Unfair Dismissal
Right not to be unfairly dismissed
54 Right of employee not to be unfairly dismissed.
Meaning of unfair dismissal
55 Meaning of “dismissal”.
56 Failure to permit woman to return to work after confinement treated as dismissal.
56A Exclusion of s. 56 in certain cases.
57 General provisions relating to fairness of dismissal.
57A Dismissal in health and safety cases.
57AA Dismissal of employee representatives.
58 Dismissal relating to trade union membership.
58A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59 Dismissal on ground of redundancy.
60 Dismissal on ground of pregnancy.
60A Dismissal on grounds of assertion of statutory right.
61 Dismissal of replacement.
62 Dismissal in connection with a lock-out, strike or other industrial action.
62A Dismissal of those taking part in unofficial industrial action.
63 Pressure on employer to dismiss unfairly.
Exclusion of section 54
64 Qualifying period and upper age limit.
64A Extended qualifying period where no more than twenty employees.
65 Exclusion in respect of dismissal procedures agreement.
66 Revocation of exclusion order under s. 65.
Remedies for unfair dismissal
67 Complaint to industrial tribunal.
68 Remedies for unfair dismissal.
69 Order for reinstatement or re-engagement.
70 Supplementary provisions relating to s. 69.
71 Enforcement of s. 69 order and compensation.
Amount of compensation
72 Compensation for unfair dismissal.
72A Reduction of compensation: matters to be disregarded.
73 Calculation of basic award.
74 Calculation of compensatory award.
75 Limit on compensation.
75A Calculation of special award.
76 Compensation for act which is both sex or racial discrimination (or both) and unfair dismissal.
76A Awards against third parties.
76B, 76C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interim relief
77 Interim relief pending determination of complaint of unfair dismissal.
77AProcedure on hearing of application and making of order.
78 Orders for continuation of contract of employment.
78AApplication for variation or revocation of order.
79 Supplementary provisions relating to interim relief.
Teachers in aided schools
80 Teacher in aided school dismissed on requirement of local education authority.
Part VI Redundancy Payments
Right to redundancy payment
81 General provisions as to right to redundancy payment.
82 General exclusions from right to redundancy payment.
83 Dismissal by employer.
84 Renewal of contract or re-engagement.
85 Employee anticipating expiry of employer’s notice.
86 Failure to permit woman to return to work after confinement treated as dismissal.
87 Lay-off and short-time.
88 Right to redundancy payment by reason of lay-off or short-time.
89 Supplementary provisions relating to redundancy payments in respect of lay-off or short-time.
90 The relevant date.
91 Reference of questions to tribunal.
92 Special provisions as to termination of contract in cases of misconduct or industrial dispute.
93 Implied or constructive termination of contract.
94 Change of ownership of business.
95 Transfer to Crown employment.
96 Exemption orders.
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98 Exclusion or reduction of redundancy payment on account of pension rights.
99 Public offices, etc.
100 Domestic servants.
101 Claims for redundancy payments.
102 Written particulars of redundancy payment.
Redundancy Fund
103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106 Payments out of fund to employees.
107 Supplementary provisions relating to applications under s. 106.
108 References to tribunal relating to payments under s. 106.
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Miscellaneous and supplemental
110 Strike during currency of employer’s notice to terminate contract.
111 Payments equivalent to redundancy rebates in respect of civil servants, etc.
112 References to tribunal relating to equivalent payments.
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114 Meaning of “Government of overseas territory".
115 Application of Part VI to employment not under contract of employment.
116 Provision for treating termination of certain employments by statute as equivalent to dismissal.
117 Employees paid by person other than employer.
118 Statutory compensation schemes.
119 Provisions as to notices.
120 Offences.
Part VII Insolvency of Employer
121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122 Employee’s rights on insolvency of employer.
123 Payment of unpaid contributions to occupational pension scheme.
124 Complaint to industrial tribunal.
125 Transfer to Secretary of State of rights and remedies.
126 Power of Secretary of State to obtain information in connection with applications.
127 Interpretation of ss. 122 to 126.
Part VIII Resolution of Disputes Relating to Employment
Industrial tribunals
128 Industrial tribunals.
129 Remedy for infringement of certain rights under this Act.
130 Jurisdiction of referees to be exercised by tribunals.
131 Power to confer jurisdiction on industrial tribunals in respect of damages, etc., for breach of contract of employment.
Recoupment of certain benefits
132 Recoupment of unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit.
Conciliation officers
133 General provisions as to conciliation officers.
134 Functions of conciliation officers on complaint under s. 67.
Employment Appeal Tribunal
135 Employment Appeal Tribunal.
136 Appeals to Tribunal from industrial tribunals and Certification Officer.
136A Restriction of vexatious proceedings.
Part IX Miscellaneous and Supplemental
Extension of employment protection legislation
137 Power to extend employment protection legislation.
Crown employment
138 Application of Act to Crown employment.
138A Application of Act to armed forces.
House of Commons staff
139 Provisions as to House of Commons staff.
House of Lords staff
139AProvisions as to House of Lords staff.
Contracting out of provisions of Act
140 Restrictions on contracting out.
Excluded classes of employment
141 Employment outside Great Britain.
142 Contracts for a fixed term.
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144 Mariners.
145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146 Miscellaneous classes of employment.
146A National Security.
147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supplementary provisions
148 Review of limits.
149 General power to amend Act.
150 Death of employee or employer.
151 Computation of period of continuous employment.
152 Calculation of normal working hours and a week’s pay.
153 Interpretation.
154 Orders, rules and regulations.
155 Offences by bodies corporate.
156 Payments into the Consolidated Fund.
157 Northern Ireland.
158 The Isle of Man.
159 Transitional provisions, savings, consequential amendments and repeals.
160 Citation, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Provisions Leading to Suspension on Medical Grounds
1—6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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13—15. . . . . . . . . ....
SCHEDULE 2 Supplementary Provisions Relating to Maternity
Part I Unfair Dismissal
Introductory
1References in this Part to provisions of this Act relating...
Adaptation of unfair dismissal provisions
2(1) Section 57 shall have effect as if for subsection...
Part II Redundancy Payments
Introductory
3References in this Part to provisions of this Act relating...
Adaptation of redundancy payments provisions
4(1) References in Part VI of this Act shall be...
Prior redundancy
5If, in proceedings arising out of a failure to permit...
Part III General
Dismissal during period of absence
6(1) This paragraph applies to the dismissal of an employee...
Power to amend or modify
7(1) The Secretary of State may by order amend the...
SCHEDULE 3 Rights of Employee in Period of Notice
Preliminary
1In this Schedule the “period of notice” means the period...
Employments for which there are normal working hours
2(1) If an employee has normal working hours under the...
Employments for which there are no normal working hours
3(1) If an employee does not have normal working hours...
Sickness or industrial injury benefit
4(1) The following provisions of this paragraph shall have effect...
Absence on leave granted at request of employee
5The employer shall not be liable under the foregoing provisions...
Notice given before a strike
6No payment shall be due under this Schedule in consequence...
Termination of employment during period of notice
7(1) If, during the period of notice, the employer breaks...
SCHEDULE 4 Calculation of Redundancy Payments
1The amount of a redundancy payment to which an employee...
2Subject to paragraphs 3 and 4, the amount of the...
3Where, in reckoning the number of years of employment in...
4(1) Where in the case of an employee the relevant...
5For the purposes of any provision contained in Part VI...
6The preceding provisions of this Schedule shall have effect without...
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SCHEDULE 5
1A Regional Health Authority, District Health Authority Family Practitioner Committee,...
2The Dental Estimates Board.
3Any joint committee constituted under section 2(11) of the National...
4The Public Health Laboratory Service Board.
5A State Hospital Management Committee.
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7 Calculation of Payments to Employees out of Redundancy Fund
1(1) Where the employer’s payment is a redundancy payment, the...
2(1) Where the employer’s payment is not a redundancy payment...
SCHEDULE 8 Employees Paid by virtue of Statutory Provision by Person other than Employer
SCHEDULE 9 Industrial Tribunals
Regulations as to tribunal procedure
1(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations (in this...
1A(1) The regulations may include provision— (a) for authorising a...
1BThe regulations may also include provision for authorising an industrial...
National security
2(1) If on a complaint under—: (a) section 146 of...
Payment of certain sums intoRedundancy Fund
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exclusion of Arbitration Act 1950
4The Arbitration Act 1950 shall not apply to any proceedings...
Presumption as to dismissal for redundancy
5Where in accordance with the regulations an industrial tribunal determines...
Right of appearance
6Any person may appear before an industrial tribunal in person...
Interest on sums awarded
6A(1) The Secretary of State may by order made with...
Recovery of sums awarded
7(1) Any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of...
Constitution of tribunals for certain cases
8An industrial tribunal hearing an application under section 161, 165...
Remuneration for presidents and full-time chairmen of industrial tribunals
9The Secretary of State may pay such remuneration as he...
Remuneration etc. for members of industrial tribunals and for assessors and other persons
10The Secretary of State may pay to members of industrial...
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SCHEDULE 10 Statutory Provisions Relating to Referees and Boards of Referees
1Regulations under section 37 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act...
2Regulations under section 67 of the National Insurance Act 1946....
3Regulations under section 68 of the National Health Service Act...
4Regulations under section 67 of the National Health Service (Scotland)...
5Regulations under Schedule 5 to the Fire Services Act 1947....
6Regulations under section 101 of the Transport Act 1947.
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8Regulations under section 140 of the Local Government Act 1948,...
9Regulations under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of section 60...
10Rules under section 3 of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...
11Subsections (3) and (5) of section 58 of the Gas...
12Subsection (4) of section 6 of the Commonwealth Telegraphs Act...
13Regulations under section 25 of the Prevention of Damage by...
14Regulations under section 42 of the Justices of the Peace...
15Regulations under section 27 or section 28 of the Transport...
16Regulations under section 24 of the Iron and Steel Act...
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18Orders under section 23 of the Local Government Act 1958...
19Regulations under section 1 of the Water Officers Compensation Act...
20Regulations under section 18(6) of the Land Drainage Act 1961....
21Subsection (6) of section 74 of the Transport Act 1962...
22Orders under section 84 of the London Government Act 1963...
23Regulations under section 106 of the Water Resources Act 1963....
SCHEDULE 11 Employment Appeal Tribunal
Part I Provisions as to Membership, Sittings, Proceedings and Powers
Tenure of office of appointed members of Appeal Tribunal
1Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, a member of the...
2An appointed member may at any time resign his membership...
3(1) If the Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Secretary...
Temporary membership of Appeal Tribunal
4At any time when the office of President of the...
5At any time when a judge of the Appeal Tribunal...
6At any time when a judge of the Appeal Tribunal...
7At any time when an appointed member is temporarily absent...
8(1) At any time when it appears to the Lord...
9A person appointed to act temporarily in place of the...
10A person appointed to be a temporary additional judge of...
11No judge shall be nominated under paragraph 5 or 6...
Organisation and sittings of Appeal Tribunal
12The Appeal Tribunal shall be a superior court of record...
13The Appeal Tribunal shall have a central office in London....
14The Appeal Tribunal may sit at any time and in...
15The Appeal Tribunal may sit, in accordance with directions given...
16With the consent of the parties to any proceedings before...
Rules
17(1) The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord President...
18Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 17 the rules...
18A(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 17 the...
19(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 17 the...
20Any person may appear before the Appeal Tribunal in person...
Powers of Tribunal
21(1) For the purpose of disposing of an appeal the...
21A(1) Any sum payable in England and Wales in pursuance...
22(1) The Appeal Tribunal shall, in relation to the attendance...
23(1) (2) A magistrates’ court shall not remit the whole...
Staff
24The Secretary of State may appoint such officers and servants...
Part II Supplementary
Remuneration and allowances
25The Secretary of State shall pay the appointed members of...
26A person appointed to be a temporary additional judge of...
Pensions, etc.
27If the Secretary of State determines, with the approval of...
28Where a person ceases to be an appointed member otherwise...
SCHEDULE 12 Death of Employee or Employer
Part I General
Introductory
1In this Schedule “the relevant provisions” means Part I (so...
Institution or continuance of tribunal proceedings
2Where an employee or employer has died, tribunal proceedings arising...
3(1) If there is no personal representative of a deceased...
4(1) Subject to any specific provision of this Schedule to...
Rights and liabilities accruing after death
5Any right arising under any of the relevant provisions as...
6Where by virtue of any of the relevant provisions as...
Part II Unfair Dismissal
Introductory
7In this Part of this Schedule “the unfair dismissal provisions”...
Death during notice period
8Where an employer has given notice to an employee to...
9Where— (a) the employee’s contract of employment has been terminated;...
Remedies for unfair dismissal
10Where an employee has died, then, unless an order for...
11If an order for reinstatement or re-engagement has been made...
Part III Redundancy Payments: Death of Employer
Introductory
12The provisions of this Part shall have effect in relation...
13Section 94 shall not apply to any change whereby the...
Dismissal
14Where by virtue of subsection (1) of section 93 the...
15Where by reason of the death of the deceased employer...
16For the purposes of section 82 as modified by paragraph...
Lay-off and short-time
17Where the employee has before the death of the deceased...
18The provisions of paragraph 19 or (as the case may...
19If in the circumstances specified in paragraph 18 the employee’s...
20(1) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect where,...
Continuity of period of employment
21For the purposes of the application, in accordance with section...
Part IV Redundancy Payments: Death of Employee
22(1) Where an employer has given notice to an employee...
23(1) Where an employer has given notice to an employee...
24Where an employee’s contract of employment has been renewed, or...
25(1) Where, in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (a) and...
26(1) Where an employee has given notice of intention to...
27(1) In relation to the making of a claim by...
28In relation to any case where, under any provision contained...
SCHEDULE 13 Computation of Period of Employment
Preliminary
1(1) Except so far as otherwise provided by the following...
Normal working weeks
3Any week in which the employee is employed for sixteen...
Employment governed by contract
4Any week during the whole or part of which the...
5(1) If the employee’s relations with his employer cease to...
6(1) An employee whose relations with his employer are governed,...
7(1) If an employee has, at any time during the...
Power to amend paragraphs 3 to 7 by order
8(1) The Secretary of State may by order—
Periods in which there is no contract of employment
9(1) If in any week the employee is, for the...
Maternity
10If an employee returns to work in accordance with section...
Intervals in employment where section 55(5) or 84(1) or 90(3) applies
11(1) In ascertaining, for the purposes of section 64(1)(a), 64A(1)...
Payment of previous redundancy payment or equivalent payment
12(1) Where the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b)...
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Redundancy payments: employment wholly or partly abroad
14(1) In computing in relation to an employee the period...
Industrial disputes
15(1) A week shall not count under paragraph 3, 4,...
Reinstatement after service with the armed forces, etc.
16(1) If a person who is entitled to apply to...
Change of employer
17(1) Subject to this paragraph and paragraphs 18 and 18A,...
18If an employee of an employer is taken into the...
18A(1) If an employee of one of the employers described...
18B(1) If a person employed in relevant employment by a...
Crown employment
19(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
Reinstatement or re-engagement of dismissed employee
20(1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State may make...
Employment before the commencement of Act
21Save as otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Schedule...
22If, in any week beginning before 6th July 1964, the...
23Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, any...
Interpretation
24(1) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires,— “lock-out”...
SCHEDULE 14 Calculation of Normal Working Hours and a Week’s Pay
Part I Normal Working Hours
1For the purposes of this Schedule the cases where there...
2If in such a case— (a) the contract of employment...
Part II A Week’s Pay
Employments for which there are normal working hours
3(1) This paragraph and paragraph 4 shall apply if there...
4(1) This paragraph shall apply if there are normal working...
5(1) For the purpose of paragraphs 3 and 4, in...
Employments for which there are no normal working hours
6(1) This paragraph shall apply if there are no normal...
The calculation date
7(1) For the purposes of this Part, the calculation date...
Maximum amount of week’s pay for certain purposes
8(1) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the amount...
Supplemental
9In any case in which an employee has not been...
10In arriving at an average hourly rate or average weekly...
11Where under this Part account is to be taken of...
12The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in...
SCHEDULE 15 Transitional Provisions and Savings
General
1So far as anything done or treated as done under...
2Where any period of time specified in an enactment repealed...
3Nothing in this Act shall affect the enactments repealed by...
4Any reference in an enactment or document, whether express or...
5Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect subject to the following...
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7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Termination of employment
8Sections 49 and 50 apply in relation to any contract...
Unfair dismissal
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10(1) Section 54 does not apply to a dismissal from...
Redundancy
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12Section 81 shall not apply to an employee who immediately...
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14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insolvency
15(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the provisions of sections 122...
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Computation of period of continuous employment
17For the purposes of the computation of a period of...
Legal proceedings
18Notwithstanding the repeal of any enactment by this Act, the...
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SCHEDULE 16 Consequential Amendments
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Trade Union Act 1913 (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c.30)
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Iron and Steel Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c.72)
3(1) In section 40 of the Iron and Steel Act...
Industrial Training Act 1964 (c.16)
4(1) . . . . . . . . ....
Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act 1964 (c.24)
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Transport Act 1968 (c.73)
6In section 135(4)(b) of the Transport Act 1968, for the...
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Post Office Act 1969 (c.48)
8In paragraph 33 of Schedule 9 to the Post Office...
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Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 (c.11)
10(1) In subsection (1) of section 10 of the Atomic...
Tribunals and Inquiries Act (c.62)
11In . . . . . . . . ....
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Transport Holding Company Act 1972 (c.14)
13(1) In section 2(3)(c) of the Transport Holding Company Act...
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British Library Act 1972 (c.54)
15In paragraph 13(3)(a) of the Schedule to the British Library...
Gas Act 1972 (c.60)
16In section 36(5) of the Gas Act 1972, for the...
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c.37)
17The following subsection is inserted in section 80 of the...
Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 (c.52)
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Social Security Act 1975 (c.14)
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Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)
20(1) In section 65(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,...
Scottish Development Agency Act 1975 (c.69)
21In paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Scottish Development...
Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c.70)
22In paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Welsh Development...
Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71)
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Race Relations Act 1976 (c.74)
25(1) The Race Relations Act 1976 shall be amended in...
Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c.75)
26In both paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 6...
27(1) . . . . . . . . ....
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 (c.3)
28In both section 49(10) and section 50(3)(b) of the Aircraft...
Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (c.5)
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New Towns (Scotland) Act 1977 (c.16)
30In section 3(6) of the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1977...
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House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c.36)
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Schedule 17. Repeals

Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

1978 c. 44

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to rights of employees arising out of their employment; and certain enactments relating to the insolvency of employers; to industrial tribunals; to recoupment of certain benefits; to conciliation officers; and to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act excluded by S.I. 1989/901, art. 6(1)

Act restricted (retrospectively for specified purposes and otherwise 3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 33, ss. 126(1)(2)(a)(4), 172(4)

Act excluded (3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 33, ss. 127(8), 172(4)

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

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Act: by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 281(5), 282(2), 302 it is provided (16.10.1992) that any provision modifying or supplementing s. 151 or Sch. 13 of this Act shall apply for the purposes of that s. 281.