Industrial Relations Act 1971
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the law relating to employers and workers and to organisations of employers and organisations of workers; to provide for the establishment of a National Industrial Relations Court and for extending the jurisdiction of industrial tribunals; to provide for the appointment of a Chief Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations, and of assistant registrars, and for establishing a Commission on Industrial Relations as a statutory body; and for purposes connected with those matters. |
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| Citation | 1971 c. 72 |
| Introduced by | Robert Carr (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 August 1971 |
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| Repealed | 16 September 1974 |
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| Repealed by | Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Industrial Relations Act 1971 (c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, since repealed. It was based on proposals outlined in the governing Conservative Party's manifesto for the 1970 general election. The goal was to stabilise industrial relations by forcing concentration of bargaining power and responsibility in the formal union leadership, using the courts. The act was intensely opposed by unions, and helped undermine the government of Edward Heath. It was repealed by the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 when the Labour Party returned to government.