Paragraph 3 I1

Northern Ireland

The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are that –

(a)

the number of representatives to be elected is determined by the employer;

(b)

the candidates for election as representatives of the workforce are relevant members of the workforce, and candidates for election as representatives of the group are members of the group;

(c)

no worker who is eligible to be a candidate is unreasonably excluded from standing for election;

(d)

all the relevant members of the workforce are entitled to vote for representatives of the workforce, and all the members of a particular group are entitled to vote for representatives of the group;

(e)

the workers entitled to vote may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected; and

(f)

the election is conducted so as to secure that –

(i)

so far as is reasonably practicable, those voting do so in secret, and

(ii)

the votes given at the election are fairly and accurately counted.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 16.6.2005, see reg. 1