| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to contracts of employment. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1972 c. 53 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 July 1972 |
| Commencement | 27 July 1972[c] |
| Repealed | 1 November 1978 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Contracts of Employment Act 1972 (c. 53) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to contracts of employment in Great Britain.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 13(1) of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in schedule 3 to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 c. 49 | Contracts of Employment Act 1963 | The whole act. |
| 1965 c. 62 | Redundancy Payments Act 1965 | Sections 37 to 39.
Section 48(7). In section 59(2), paragraphs (a) and (b) of the proviso. |
| 1971 c. 72 | Industrial Relations Act 1971 | Sections 19 to 21.
Schedule 2. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 159(3) of, and schedule 17 to, the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, which came into force on 1 November 1978.[3]
Notes
- Section 14(1).
- Section 14(2).
- The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- C. D. D. (1972). "CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT: Contracts of Employment Act 1972". Industrial Law Journal. 1 (1): 242–243. doi:10.1093/ilj/1.1.242.
- "Contracts of Employment Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 53
- "Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1978 c. 44
External links
- Text of the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.