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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.193

Section 193 — National security.

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2001-07-16

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

[F1 Part IVA and section 47B of this Act do not apply in relation to employment for the purposes of—]

(a) [F1 the Security Service,]

(b) [F1 the Secret Intelligence Service, or]

(c) [F1 the Government Communications Headquarters.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 S. 193 substituted (16.7.2001) by 1999 c. 26, s. 41, Sch. 8 para. 1; S.I. 2001/1187, art. 3(a) as amended by S.I. 2001/1461, art. 2(2)