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In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—
ACAS | section 247(1) |
act and action | section 298 |
advertisement (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
[F1affected employees (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F1section 196(3)] |
[F2“affected transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F2section 198A(7)] |
[F3agency worker] | [F3section 298] |
[F4agent (of trade union)] | [F4section 119] |
appropriately qualified actuary (in sections 38 to 41) | section 42 |
associated employer | section 297 |
branch or section (of trade union) | section 119 |
[F5certificate of independence | section 298.] |
collective agreement and collective bargaining | section 178(1) |
F6. . . | F6. . . |
contract of employment | |
—generally | section 295(1) |
—in sections 226 to 234 | section 235 |
—in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
—in relation to House of Lords or House of Commons staff | sections 277(4) and 278(4)(a) |
contravention | section 298 |
[F7contributor (in relation to the political fund of a trade union)] | [F7section 84(5)] |
the court (in Part I) | section 121 |
date of the ballot (in Part V) | section 246 |
[F8 devolved Welsh authority] | [F8section 297B] |
dismiss and dismissal | |
—generally | section 298 |
—in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(c) |
—in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(b) |
[F4the duty of confidentiality] [F9 , in the context of a scrutineer or independent person ] | [F4section 24A(3)] |
effective date of termination | section 298 |
employee | |
—generally | section 295(1) |
—in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
—in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(a) |
—excludes police service | section 280 |
[F10employee representatives (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F10section 196(1).] |
employer | |
—in relation to an employee | section 295(1) |
—in relation to a worker | section 296(2) |
—in relation to health service practitioners | section 279 |
employment and employment agency (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
executive (of trade union) | section 119 |
[F4financial affairs (of trade union)] | [F4section 119] |
financial year (in Part VI) | section 272 |
general secretary | section 119 |
independent trade union (and related expressions) | section 5 |
[F7legal professional privilege (as respects Scotland)] | [F7section 298] |
list | |
—of trade unions | section 2 |
—of employers’ associations | section 123 |
Northern Ireland union (in Part I) | section 120 |
not protected (in sections 222 to 226) | section 219(4) |
officer | |
—of trade union | section 119 |
—of employers’ association | section 136 |
official (of trade union) | section 119 |
offshore employment | section 287 |
F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
political fund | section 82(1)(a) |
political resolution | section 82(1)(a) |
F12. . . | F12. . . |
prescribed | section 293(1) |
president | section 119 |
[F13“pre-transfer consultation” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F13section 198A(7)] |
recognised, recognition and related expressions | section 178(3) |
[F14“relevant transfer” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F14section 198A(7)] |
F6. . . | |
F6. . . | F6. . . |
F6. . . | F6. . . |
[F15representatives of a trade union (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F15section 196(2)] |
rules (of trade union) | section 119 |
strike (in Part V) | section 246 |
tort (as respects Scotland) | section 298 |
trade dispute | |
—in Part IV | section 218 |
—in Part V | section 244 |
trade union | section 1 |
[F16“transferee” and “transferor” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F16section 198A(7)] |
[F16“transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F16section 198A(7)] |
undertaking (of employer) | |
—in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(e) and (f) |
—in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(c) and (d) |
[F7voting] | [F7section 297A] |
worker | |
—generally | section 296(1) |
—includes health service practitioners | section 279 |
—excludes police service | section 280 |
working hours (in Part V) | section 246 |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry in s. 299 relating to affecting employees inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 7
F2Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 299 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6
F4Entries in s. 299 inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 89; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F5S. 299: entry inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 50(5), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
F6Entries in s. 299 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F7Words in s. 299 inserted (1.3.2017) by Trade Union Act 2016 (c. 15), s. 25(1), Sch. 4 para. 19; S.I. 2017/139, reg. 2(n)(ii)
F8Words in s. 299 added (E.W.) (13.9.2017) by Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 4), ss. 1(6), 3; S.I. 2017/903, art. 2
F9Words in s. 299 inserted (30.1.2014 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force and with application in accordance with art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 41(5), 45(3)(c); S.I. 2015/717, art. 3(1)(b)
F10Entry in s. 299 inserted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(2)
F11S. 299: entry repealed (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1)(2), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 22, Sch. 2; S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
F12Entry in s. 299 relating to post repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2
F13Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
F14Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(c)
F15Entry in s. 299 substituted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(3)
F16Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d)
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