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Employment Act 1990

1990 CHAPTER 38 I1

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:—

Access to employment

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Industrial action and ballots

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The Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members

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Miscellaneous

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13 Merger of Redundancy Fund with National Insurance Fund, &c.

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(3) M1 References to the Redundancy Fund in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) shall be construed as references to the National Insurance Fund.

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General

15 Financial provision.

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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17 Northern Ireland.

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(2) F17 . . . the provisions of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland.

18 Short title and commencement. P1,P2

(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.

SCHEDULES

F20 SCHEDULE 1

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Section 16(1).

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments

Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)

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Trade Union Act 1984 (c.49)

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Employment Act 1988 (c.19)

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Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Employment Act 1990.
Employment Act 1990 (1990/38)

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F1Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F2Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F3Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F4Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F5Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F6Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F7Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F8Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F9Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F10Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F11Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F12Ss. 1-12 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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F15S. 16 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18 , ss. 242 , 243 , Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195 , 202 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F16S. 17(1) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18 , ss. 242 , 243 , Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195 , 202 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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)this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F43Sch. 2 para. 2 repealed by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5) , ss. 300 , 302 , Sch.1 (with Sch. 3 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
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 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F45Sch. 3 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18 , ss. 242 , 243 , Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195 , 202 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 18
M11978 c. 30 .
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
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