# Recognition and Derecognition Ballots (Qualified Persons) Order 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Under Schedule A1 to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, where the Central Arbitration Committee arranges a ballot on the recognition or derecognition of a trade union for collective bargaining, it must appoint a “qualified independent person” to conduct the ballot. This Order specifies conditions which must be satisfied in order for an individual or partnership to be a qualified person. It also specifies certain persons by name as qualified persons.
The Order comes into force on 6th May 2000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1306/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recognition-and-derecognition-ballots-qualified-persons-order-2000/note
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