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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1976 - SECT 78

78.(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2) any provision in an agreement
(whether a contract of employment or not) shall be void in so far as it
purports

(a)to exclude or limit the operation of any provision of this Order; or

(b)to preclude any person from presenting a complaint to, or bringing any
proceedings under this Order before, an industrial tribunal or from making a
report to the Agency under Article 8.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply

(a)to any union membership agreement so far as it affects the rights of any
employee under Article 20;

(b)to any provision of an agreement relating to dismissal from employment such
as is mentioned in Article 25(b);

(c)to any provision in a dismissal procedures agreement excluding rights under
Article 20 if that provision is not to have effect unless a designation under
Article 26 is for the time being in force in respect of it;

(d)to any provision in a collective agreement excluding rights under Part IV
if an order under Article 57 is for the time being in force in respect of it;

(e)to any agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing any proceedings
before an industrial tribunal where [the Agency] has taken action in
accordance with Article 62(2), (3) or (5);

(f)to any agreement such as is referred to in Article 8(6)(b) or (c), to the
extent that it varies or supersedes an award under Article 8(5).

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