13.—(1) This regulation applies to a relevant employer to whom regulation 7(3) applies if (and only if) any of the employees who appear to the employer to be affected members are not covered by consultation arrangements referred to in regulation 12.
(2) Where, for the purposes of engaging in consultations under these Regulations, representatives of any affected members have been elected in an election which satisfies the requirements of regulation 14(1), the relevant employer must consult with those representatives about a listed change.
(3) If the interests of any affected members are not represented by representatives who are consulted under paragraph (2), the relevant employer must also consult directly with those members.
(4) If no representatives have been elected as described in paragraph (2), the relevant employer must consult directly with the affected members about a listed change.
(5) Consultation under this regulation—
(a)is required only in relation to the affected members falling within paragraph (1), and
(b)is additional to any consultation in relation to other affected members which is required by regulation 12.