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Employment Act 1990
1990 CHAPTER 38
An Act to make it unlawful to refuse employment, or any service of an employment agency, on grounds related to trade union membership; to amend the law relating to industrial action and ballots; to make further provision with respect to the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members; to confer a power to revise or revoke Codes of Practice; to provide for the merger of the Redundancy Fund with the National Insurance Fund; to amend the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973; and for connected purposes.
[1st November 1990]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Commencement Information
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 18
Access to employmentE+W+S
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Industrial action and ballotsE+W+S
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The Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union MembersE+W+S
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MiscellaneousE+W+S
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13 Merger of Redundancy Fund with National Insurance Fund, &c.E+W+S
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(3)References to the Redundancy Fund in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978) shall be construed as references to the National Insurance Fund.
F13(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F13S. 13(1)(2)(4) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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F14S. 14 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
GeneralU.K.
15 Financial provision.E+W+S
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.
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F15S. 16 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
17 Northern Ireland.E+W+S
F16(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)F17. . . the provisions of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland.
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F16S. 17(1) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
F17Words in s. 17(2) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
18 Short title and commencement.E+W+S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Employment Act 1990.
(2)The following provisions of this Act come into force on Royal Assent—
(3)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed for different provisions.
(4)An order bringing into force any provision may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 18(3)(4) power of appointment exercised: S.I. 1990/2378, 1991/89, art. 2.
P2S. 18(4) power exercised by S.I. 1991/89
Textual Amendments
F18In s. 18(1) the paragraphs relating to sections 11 and 12 are expressed to be repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)
F19Words in s. 18(2) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F20SCHEDULE 1E+W+S
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F20Schedule 1 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)
Section 16(1).
SCHEDULE 2E+W+S Consequential Amendments
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)E+W+S
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F41Sch. 2 paras. 1(1)(3)-(6) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
F42Sch. 2 para. 1(2) repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3)
Trade Union Act 1984 (c.49)E+W+S
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Employment Act 1988 (c.19)E+W+S
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F44Sch. 2 para. 3 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)
F45SCHEDULE 3E+W+S
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F45Sch. 3 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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