2015 No. 717
The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2015
Made
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(1)(c) and (2) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 20141, makes the following Order.
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2015.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 19922;
“the 2014 Act” means the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014; and
“reporting period” means a period in relation to which the union is required by section 32 of the 1992 Act to send an annual return to the Certification Officer.
Provisions coming into force on 6th April 20153
1
The following provisions of the 2014 Act, come into force on 6th April 2015, and they apply in relation to a reporting period which commences on or after that date—
a
section 40 (duty to provide membership audit certificate), so far as not already in force; and
b
section 41 (duty to appoint an assurer etc).
2
Section 41(2) of the 2014 Act, as regards the first sentence of section 24ZC(1) which is inserted in the 1992 Act by section 41(2), does not apply to a trade union before the last day of that trade union’s first reporting period which commences on or after 6th April 2015.
Provisions coming into force on 1st June 20164
The following provisions of the 2014 Act come into force on 1st June 2016—
a
section 42 (investigatory powers); and
b
section 43 (enforcement).
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision of the 2014 Act | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
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Section 2 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 3 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 21 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 24 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 25 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 26 (11) and (12) | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 31 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 32 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 38 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Schedule 1 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Schedule 2 | 23rd May 2014 | |
Section 36 | 1st July 2014 | |
Section 37 | 1st July 2014 |