# Recognition and Derecognition Ballots (Qualified Persons) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order.)
Under Schedule 1A to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, where the Industrial Court 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 operation on 8th March 2001.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/38/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recognition-and-derecognition-ballots-qualified-persons-order-northern-ireland-2001/note
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