Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1717 (C. 66 )
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Employment Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 2004
Made
3rd July 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 55(2) and (3) of the Employment Act 2002( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 2004.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Employment Act 2002 .
Commencement
2. —(1) The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 9th July 2004:
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sections 22 to 27; and
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section 28(1) and (3).
(2) The following provisions of the Act shall, subject to article 3, come into force on 1st October 2004:
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section 29(1);
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section 31(1) to (5);
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section 32(1) to (6);
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sections 34 to 40;
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Schedules 2 to 5.
Transitional provision
3. Sections 31 and 32 of and Schedule 2 to the Act shall not apply in relation to a grievance where the employee has presented a complaint to the employment tribunal about that grievance prior to the 1st October 2004.
Gerry Sutcliffe,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers,
Department of Trade and Industry
3rd July 2004