
1 
This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice (Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 19th May 2004.
2 
Subject to Article 3, the Department for Employment and Learning hereby appoints 20th May 2004 as the day on which there shall come into effect the Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities, a draft of which was issued by the Labour Relations Agency on 4th February 2004 under Article 90(1) and (13) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.
3 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Code of Practice (Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 (hereafter called “the 1993 Order”) is hereby revoked.
(2) The Code of Practice brought into effect by Article 2 of the 1993 Order shall continue to have effect in relation to any act done before 20th May 2004 by or on behalf of or in relation to an employer or by or on behalf of or in relation to an employee.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 18th May 2004
T. Scott
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning
