# Trade Union Act 2016, Paragraph 5


(1) Section 79 of the 1992 Act (remedy for failure to comply with ballot rules: general) is amended as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) A person alleging that a trade union—
(a) has held a ballot on a political resolution otherwise than in accordance with political ballot rules approved by the Certification Officer, or
(b) has failed in relation to a proposed ballot on a political resolution to comply with political ballot rules so approved,
may apply for a declaration under section 80 (by the Certification Officer) or section 81 (by the court); but the Certification Officer may also exercise the powers under section 80 where no application is made.”
(3) In subsection (2), for “those sections” substitute “ section 80 or 81 ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/15/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-act-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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