Section 2(4) and (7) had no immediate impact; they merely enabled the making of Regulations to introduce a system of safety representation. Section 2(5) provided that Regulations might be made to enable a system whereby those who worked at workplaces which were not unionised might elect safety representatives. However, this subsection was repealed almost immediately, by a Labour government committed to encouraging collective bargaining. Section 2(4) was implemented by Regulations brought into effect in 1978: SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND SAFETY COMMITTEES REGULATIONS SI 1977/500

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Section 2(4) and (7) had no immediate impact; they merely enabled the making of Regulations to introduce a system of safety representation. Section 2(5) provided that Regulations might be made to enable a system whereby those who worked at workplaces which were not unionised might elect safety representatives. However, this subsection was repealed almost immediately, by a Labour government committed to encouraging collective bargaining. Section 2(4) was implemented by Regulations brought into effect in 1978: SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND SAFETY COMMITTEES REGULATIONS SI 1977/500

Chapter

Section 2(4) and (7) had no immediate impact; they merely enabled the making of Regulations to introduce a system of safety representation. Section 2(5) provided that Regulations might be made to enable a system whereby those who worked at workplaces which were not unionised might elect safety representatives. However, this subsection was repealed almost immediately, by a Labour government committed to encouraging collective bargaining. Section 2(4) was implemented by Regulations brought into effect in 1978: SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND SAFETY COMMITTEES REGULATIONS SI 1977/500

ABSTRACT

SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND SAFETY COMMITTEES REGULATIONS SI 1977/500

Regulation 3

Appointment of safety representatives

(1) For the purposes of s 2(4) of the 1974 Act, a recognised trade union may appoint safety representatives from amongst the employees in all cases where one or more employees are employed by an employer by whom it is recognised, except in the case of employees employed in a mine within the meaning of s 180 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 which is a coal mine.

(2) Where the employer has been notified in writing by or on behalf of a trade union of the names of the persons appointed as safety representatives under this Regulation and the group or groups of employees they represent, each such safety representative shall have the functions set out in regulation 4 below.