Section 19 Interpretation of Part III.

Expressions used in this Part and in the 1913 Act have the same meaning in this Part as they have in that Act.

In this Part—

• “the 1913 Act” means the M1Trade Union Act 1913;

• “the 1964 Act” means the M2Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act 1964;

• “the date of the ballot” means, in the case of a ballot in which votes may be cast on more than one day, the last of those days;

• “the commencement date” means the date on which this Part comes into force;

• “principal executive committee”, in relation to a trade union, means the principal committee of the trade union exercising executive functions, by whatever name it is known; and

• “resolution” has the meaning given in section 12(1) of this Act.

References in this Part to the holding of a ballot (other than the reference in section 17(1)) are to the holding of a ballot for the purposes of the 1913 Act.

This Part applies, with the necessary modifications, in relation to unincorporated employers’ associations as it applies in relation to trade unions.