▁for ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁years ; ▁and ▁the ▁att orney ▁general ▁was ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁se quest er ▁the ▁assets ▁and ▁funds ▁of ▁un ions ▁involved ▁in ▁such ▁strik es . ▁ ▁Int im id ation ▁Section ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁declared ▁un law ful ▁mass ▁pick eting ▁which ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁int im id ation ▁of ▁a ▁worker . ▁ ▁Political ▁le vy ▁Section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁mand ated ▁trade ▁union ▁members ▁to ▁contract - in ▁to ▁any ▁political ▁le vy ▁which ▁their ▁union ▁made ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 % ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁income ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁which ▁was ▁heavily ▁reli ant ▁upon ▁union ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁Civil ▁service ▁un ions ▁Section ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁enjo ined ▁civil ▁service ▁un ions ▁from ▁affili ation ▁to ▁the ▁T UC ▁and ▁forb ade ▁them ▁from ▁having ▁political ▁object ives . ▁ ▁Re pe al ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁particularly ▁res ented ▁by ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁Indeed , ▁one ▁Labour ▁MP ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁v ind ict ive ▁Act , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁spite ful ▁measures ▁that ▁was ▁ever ▁placed ▁upon ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁Book ". ▁The ▁second ▁minor ity ▁Labour ▁government ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁repe al ▁various ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁passed . ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁eventually ▁repe aled ▁by ▁section ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Trade