The Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) (EPA 1975) was an act of the

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. The long title was,

Outline

Together with the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, these acts constituted the Labour Party's employment law programme during the era of the

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, and the EPA established the employment tribunal system as a separate entity from the previous, formal court system. The act also established the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) as a statutory body.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 125 of the act repealed enactments, listed in schedule 6 to the act.

Short title, commencement and extent

Section 129(1) of the act provided that the act may be cited as the Employment Protection Act 1975. Section 129(2) of the act provided that sections 87 and 88 of, and schedule 6 to, the act would come into force on days appointed by the

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. Section 129(3) of the act provided that the rest of the act would come into force on days appointed by the

. Section 129(6) of the act provided that the act would not extend to

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Notes

References

United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1975 1975 in labor relations United Kingdom labour law Trade union legislation {{UK-statute-stub