8(1)The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 6 (machinery for settling terms and conditions of employment), in subsection (2)(b) (resolution of trade disputes) for “within the meaning of the Employment Protection Act 1975” substitute “within the meaning of Part IV of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992”.
(3)In section 56(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “relevant trade union”—
(a)for “as defined in section 30(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974” substitute “within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992”, and
(b)for “as defined by section 126(1) of the Employment Protection Act 1975” substitute “within the meaning of that Act”.