The Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2022/699
Year2022

2022 No. 699

Trade Unions

The Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022

Made 22th June 2022

Laid before Parliament 24th June 2022

Coming into force 21th July 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(3) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 19921, makes the following Order.

S-1Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 21st July 2022.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland only.

S-2Increase of the limits on the amount which may be awarded against a trade union

Increase of the limits on the amount which may be awarded against a trade union

2.—(1) The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In section 22(2) (Limit on damages awarded against trade unions in actions in tort), in the second column of the table—

(a)

(a) for “£10,000”, substitute “£40,000”;

(b)

(b) for “£50,000”, substitute “£200,000”;

(c)

(c) for “£125,000”, substitute “£500,000”; and

(d)

(d) for “£250,000”, substitute “£1,000,000”.

S-3Transitional provision

Transitional provision

3. The amendments made in Article 2 do not have effect in relation to any proceedings in tort2the subject of which is an act3that began or occurred before 21st July 2022.

Kwasi Kwarteng

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

22nd June 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases, from 21st July 2022, the limits on the...

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