(1)In this Act—
" the 1974 Act " means the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974;
" the 1975 Act" means the Employment Protection Act 1975 ;
"the 1976 Act" means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Amendment) Act 1976 ;
"the 1978 Act" means the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 ;
" the 1980 Act " means the Employment Act 1980 ;
" employers' association ", " official " (in relation to a trade union), " special register body ", " tort" (as respects Scotland), " trade union " and " worker " have the same meanings as in the 1974 Act.
(2)Schedule 3 to this Act (which makes minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.
(3)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column.