[1][2] The Act declared unlawful secondary action and any strike whose purpose was to coerce the government of the day directly or indirectly.

These provisions were declaratory insofar as such strikes had already been ruled unlawful by Astbury, J in the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union v Reed.

[4] Section 3 of the Act declared unlawful mass picketing which gave rise to the intimidation of a worker.

This resulted in an 18% fall in the income of the Labour Party, which was heavily reliant upon union funding.

[6] Section 5 of the Act enjoined civil service unions from affiliation to the TUC and forbade them from having political objectives.