1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application

   4. 4. Northern Ireland

3. PART 2 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING WORKING TIME

   1. 5. General

   2. 6. Maximum weekly working time

   3. 7. Rest

   4. 8. Health assessment and transfer of night workers to day work

   5. 9. Pattern of work

   6. 10. Records

   7. 11. Entitlement to annual leave and payment for leave

   8. 12. Entitlements under other provisions

4. PART 3 EXCEPTIONS

   1. 13. Exceptions

   2. 14. Emergencies

5. PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 15. Power to require information

   2. 16. Detention and enforcement of detention

   3. 17. Arbitration and compensation

   4. 18. Offences

   5. 19. Remedies

   6. 19A. Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings

   7. 20. Restriction on contracting out

   8. 21. Amendments to legislation

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      1. 1. The following are the conditions that must be satisfied for...

      2. 2. For the purposes of this Schedule— “a particular group” is...

      3. 3. The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION

      1. 1. (1) The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 is amended as follows....

      2. 2. (1) The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows....

      3. 3. (1) The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is amended...

      4. 4. In Article 20(1) of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order...

      5. 5. In regulation 18(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (excluded...

      6. 6. In regulation 18(1) of the Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

      7. 7. In regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Regulations...

      8. 8. In regulation 3(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work)...

8. Explanatory Note