Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

4 Any reference in an enactment or document, whether express or implied, to—

(a) an enactment which is re-enacted in a corresponding provision of this Act;

(b) an enactment replaced or amended by a provision of the [1975 c. 71.] Employment Protection Act 1975 which is re-enacted in a corresponding provision of this Act;

(c) an enactment in the [1971 c. 72.] Industrial Relations Act 1971 which was re-enacted with or without amendment in a corresponding provision in Schedule 1 to the [1974 c. 52.] Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 and that corresponding provision is re-enacted by a corresponding provision of this Act;

shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as, or as including, a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.