Valid from 18/09/2000
2(1)Section 226 (requirement of ballot before action by trade union) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (2) (industrial action to be regarded as having support of ballot only if certain conditions are fulfilled) in paragraph (a)(ii) for “231A” substitute “ 231 ”, omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b), and after paragraph (b) insert—
“(bb)section 232A does not prevent the industrial action from being regarded as having the support of the ballot; and”.
(3)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)If the requirements of section 231A fall to be satisfied in relation to an employer, as respects that employer industrial action shall not be regarded as having the support of a ballot unless those requirements are satisfied in relation to that employer.”