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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.204

Section 204 — Law governing employment.

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 1999-10-25

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 .

(1) For the purposes of this Act it is immaterial whether the law which (apart from this Act) governs any person’s employment is the law of the United Kingdom, or of a part of the United Kingdom, or not.