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Industrial Relations (Code of Practice) Order 1972

As Enacted Cited in Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

1972 No. 179

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The Industrial Relations (Code of Practice) Order 1972

11thFebruary 1972

21stFebruary 1972

28thFebruary 1972

Whereas—

(1) in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1971(a) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") the Secretary of State has prepared in draft a code of practice;

(2) in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Act the draft of the code of practice was laid before both Houses of Parliament; and

(3) in pursuance of section 3(2) of the Act the draft of the code of practice was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament and issued by the Secretary of State in the form of the draft;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 3(6) of the Act, hereby orders as follows:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Industrial Relations (Code of Practice) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 28th February 1972.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Code of Practice

2. The code of practice issued by the Secretary of State under section 3(2) of the Act shall come into effect on 28th February 1972.

Robert Carr, Secretary of State for Employment.

11th February 1972.

(a) 1971 c. 72.

(b) 1889 c. 63.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order specifies 28th February 1972 as the date upon which the code of practice issued by the Secretary of State under section 3(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1971...

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