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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.27BZ1

Section 27BZ1 — Interpretation

This version in force from 2026-01-06

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) [F1 Terms used in this Chapter that are used in—]

(a) [F1 Chapters 2 to 4 (rights relating to zero hours workers, etc), or]

(b) [F1 Chapter 5 (including Schedule A1) (rights relating to agency workers),]

[F1 have the same meaning as in those Chapters or that Chapter (including that Schedule).]

(2) [F1 In this Chapter, “certificate of independence” means a certificate issued under section 6 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Pt. 2A Ch. 6 inserted (6.1.2026 for specified purposes) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 5(2), 159(3); S.I. 2026/3, reg. 2(2)(e)