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14 In section 298 of the 1992 Act (minor definitions: general), at the appropriate
place insert—

  • “legal professional privilege”, as respects Scotland, means
    confidentiality of communications;”.

15 5In section 299 of the 1992 Act (index of defined expressions), at the
appropriate places insert—

“contributor (in relation to the political
fund of a trade union)
section 84(9)
“legal professional privilege (as respects
Scotland)
section 298”
10
“voting section 297A”

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12)S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12)

16 (1) Article 71 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland)
Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12)S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12)) (application to Great Britain unions and
15members) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) for “exempt from the obligation to contribute” substitute “not a
contributor”;

(b) for “so exempt” substitute “not a contributor to that fund”.

(3) 20Omit paragraph (5)(b).

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act
2014 (c. 4)2014 (c. 4)

17 In the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union
Administration Act 2014 (investigatory powers) omit section 42.

18 (1) 25Section 43 of that Act is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) omit the text to be inserted into the 1992 Act as section 24C.

(3) In subsection (4), in the inserted subsection (6A), for “section 24ZH or 24ZI”
substitute “paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule A3”.

(4) In subsection (6), for the words after “(appeals from Certification Officer),”
30substitute “at the end insert “or paragraph 5 of Schedule A3””.

(5) In subsection (7)(b), in the inserted paragraph (c), for “section 24C”
substitute “paragraph 5 of Schedule A3”.

Consequential repeals

19 In consequence of the amendments made by this Act, omit the following—

(a) 35in the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993,
paragraph 47(b) of Schedule 8;

(b) in the Employment Relations Act 1999, paragraph 10 of Schedule 3
and paragraphs 17(2) and 18(2) of Schedule 6;

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(c) in the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 24(2) and paragraph
14 of Schedule 1.