The Employment Relations Act 2004 (c 24) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended UK law regarding trade union membership and industrial action. The Act also enabled the UK government to make funds available to trade unions and federations of trade unions to modernise their operations. Part 1 Section 21 This section inserts section 210A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Section 24 - Inducement of members not accorded entitlement to vote Section 24(2) was repealed by paragraph 21(c) of Schedule 4 to the Trade Union Act 2016. Part 2 Section 28 Section 28(2) inserts section 238B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Part 3 Section 29 This section inserts sections 145A to 145F of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Section 40 Section 40(1) inserts section 43M of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 40(3) inserts section 98B of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 41 - Flexible working Sections 41(1) and (2) are prospectively repealed by section 148 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Pensions Act 2008. Section 42 - Information and consultation: Great Britain The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3426) were made under this section. Section 42(5) is repealed by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/535). Section 43 - Information and consultation: Northern Ireland Section 43(5) was repealed by paragraph 4(2) of the Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/537). Part 4 Section 44 This section inserts section 16A of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. Sections 45 and 46 These sections were repealed on 6 April 2009 by section 20 of, and Part 2 of the Schedule to, the Employment Act 2008. Section 46(1) inserted sections 22A to 22F of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. Section 47 - Enforcement officers for agricultural wages legislation This section was repealed as to England on 1 October 2013 by section 72(4) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 20 to, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. Section 47(1) inserted section 11A of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948. Part 5 Section 48 This section inserts section 256ZA of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Section 50 Section 50(2) inserts sections 101A and 101B of the Trade Union and Labour