General prohibition

General prohibition3

1

Subject to regulation 4, no person shall compile, use, sell or supply a prohibited list.

2

A “prohibited list” is a list which—

a

contains details of persons who are or have been members of trade unions or persons who are taking part or have taken part in the activities of trade unions, and

b

is compiled with a view to being used by employers or employment agencies for the purposes of discrimination in relation to recruitment or in relation to the treatment of workers.

3

“Discrimination” means treating a person less favourably than another on grounds of trade union membership or trade union activities.

4

In these Regulations references to membership of a trade union include references to—

a

membership of a particular branch or section of a trade union, and

b

membership of one of a number of particular branches or sections of a trade union;

and references to taking part in the activities of a trade union have a corresponding meaning.