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title: "The Code of Practice (Picketing) Order 2024"
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# The Code of Practice (Picketing) Order 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2024 No. 245
TRADE UNIONS
The Code of Practice (Picketing) Order 2024
Made
28th February 2024
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 205(4) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”).
Under section 203(2) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a Code of Practice issued by him and issue that revised Code.
In accordance with section 205(1) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State proposed to revise the Code of Practice on Picketing which came into operation on 17th December 1980, for the purpose of bringing it into conformity with subsequent statutory provisions by the making of consequential amendments and the omission of obsolete passages.
In accordance with section 205(2) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State laid before both Houses of Parliament a draft of the revised Code of Practice. Neither House of Parliament resolved within the period of 40 days that no further proceedings should be taken on the draft revised Code.
In accordance with section 205(4) of the 1992 Act, the Secretary of State has issued the revised Code in the form of that draft.

## 1 Citation and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice (Picketing) Order 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

## 2 Appointed day for the Code of Practice {#article-2}

(1) The revised Code of Practice on Picketing comes into effect on 11th March 2024.
(2) In paragraph (1) “The revised Code of Practice on Picketing” means the revised Code of Practice which was laid in draft before both Houses of Parliament on 14th December 2023.