In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—
| ACAS | section 247(1) |
| act and action | section 298 |
| advertisement (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
| [F1affected employees (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F1section 196(3)] |
| [F2“affected transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F2section 198A(7)] |
| [F3agency worker] | [F3section 298] |
| [F4agent (of trade union)] | [F4section 119] |
| appropriately qualified actuary (in sections 38 to 41) | section 42 |
| associated employer | section 297 |
| branch or section (of trade union) | section 119 |
| [F5certificate of independence | section 298.] |
| collective agreement and collective bargaining | section 178(1) |
| F6. . . | F6. . . |
| contract of employment | |
| —generally | section 295(1) |
| —in sections 226 to [F7234G] | section 235 |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
| —in relation to House of Lords or House of Commons staff | sections 277(4) and 278(4)(a) |
| contravention | section 298 |
| [F8contributor (in relation to the political fund of a trade union)] | [F8section 84(5)] |
| the court (in Part I) | section 121 |
| date of the ballot (in Part V) | section 246 |
| [F9 devolved Welsh authority] | [F9section 297B] |
| dismiss and dismissal | |
| —generally | section 298 |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(c) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(b) |
| [F4the duty of confidentiality] [F10 , in the context of a scrutineer or independent person ] | [F4section 24A(3)] |
| effective date of termination | section 298 |
| employee | |
| —generally | section 295(1) |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(a) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(a) |
| —excludes police service | section 280 |
| [F11employee representatives (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F11section 196(1).] |
| employer | |
| —in relation to an employee | section 295(1) |
| —in relation to a worker | section 296(2) |
| —in relation to health service practitioners | section 279 |
| employment and employment agency (in sections 137 to 143) | section 143(1) |
| executive (of trade union) | section 119 |
| [F4financial affairs (of trade union)] | [F4section 119] |
| financial year (in Part VI) | section 272 |
| general secretary | section 119 |
| independent trade union (and related expressions) | section 5 |
| [F8legal professional privilege (as respects Scotland)] | [F8section 298] |
| list | |
| —of trade unions | section 2 |
| —of employers’ associations | section 123 |
| [F12minimum service regulations (in Part 5) | section 234G(1)] |
| Northern Ireland union (in Part I) | section 120 |
| not protected (in sections 222 to 226 [F13, 234A and 234E]) | section 219(4) |
| officer | |
| —of trade union | section 119 |
| —of employers’ association | section 136 |
| official (of trade union) | section 119 |
| offshore employment | section 287 |
| F14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| political fund | section 82(1)(a) |
| political resolution | section 82(1)(a) |
| F15. . . | F15. . . |
| prescribed | section 293(1) |
| president | section 119 |
| [F16“pre-transfer consultation” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F16section 198A(7)] |
| recognised, recognition and related expressions | section 178(3) |
| [F12relevant service (in Part 5) | section 234G(1)] |
| [F17“relevant transfer” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F17section 198A(7)] |
| F6. . . | |
| F6. . . | F6. . . |
| F6. . . | F6. . . |
| [F18representatives of a trade union (in Part IV, Chapter II)] | [F18section 196(2)] |
| rules (of trade union) | section 119 |
| strike (in Part V) | section 246 |
| tort (as respects Scotland) | section 298 |
| trade dispute | |
| —in Part IV | section 218 |
| —in Part V | section 244 |
| trade union | section 1 |
| [F19“transferee” and “transferor” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F19section 198A(7)] |
| [F19“transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)] | [F19section 198A(7)] |
| undertaking (of employer) | |
| —in relation to Crown employment | section 273(4)(e) and (f) |
| —in relation to House of Commons staff | section 278(4)(c) and (d) |
| [F8voting] | [F8section 297A] |
| [F12work notice (in Part 5) | section 234C(2)] |
| worker | |
| —generally | section 296(1) |
| —includes health service practitioners | section 279 |
| —excludes police service | section 280 |
| working hours (in Part V) | section 246 |
Textual Amendments
F1Entry in s. 299 relating to affecting employees inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 7
F2Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 299 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6
F4Entries in s. 299 inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 89; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F5S. 299: entry inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 50(5), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
F6Entries in s. 299 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F7Word in s. 299 substituted (20.7.2023) by Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39), s. 5, Sch. para. 10(a)
F8Words in s. 299 inserted (1.3.2017) by Trade Union Act 2016 (c. 15), s. 25(1), Sch. 4 para. 19; S.I. 2017/139, reg. 2(n)(ii)
F9Words in s. 299 added (E.W.) (13.9.2017) by Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 4), ss. 1(6), 3; S.I. 2017/903, art. 2
F10Words in s. 299 inserted (30.1.2014 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force and with application in accordance with art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 41(5), 45(3)(c); S.I. 2015/717, art. 3(1)(b)
F11Entry in s. 299 inserted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(2)
F12Words in s. 299 inserted (20.7.2023) by Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39), s. 5, Sch. para. 10(c)
F13Words in s. 299 inserted (20.7.2023) by Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39), s. 5, Sch. para. 10(b)
F14S. 299: entry repealed (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1)(2), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 22, Sch. 2; S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)
F15Entry in s. 299 relating to post repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2
F16Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
F17Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(c)
F18Entry in s. 299 substituted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(3)
F19Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d)