Time off for trade union duties
2Section 14 of this Act shall not affect the continued operation of section 27 of the 1978 Act in a case where—
(a)permission to take time off under section 27 of that Act was requested before the commencement of section 14 of this Act; and
(b)the time off in question was to begin not later than the end of the period of six weeks beginning with that commencement.