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Section 230 Postal voting: additional requirements for conduct of ballotF8C1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(A1)

Where postal voting is a selected means of voting for a ballot, this section applies in relation to postal voting in the ballot.

(A2)

Where a person chooses to vote by postal voting, the method of voting is by the marking of a voting paper by the person voting.

F2(1)

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F3(2)

Except as regards persons falling within subsection (2A), so far as is reasonably practicable, every person who is entitled to vote in the ballot must—

(a)

have a voting paper sent to him by post at his home address or any other address which he has requested the trade union in writing to treat as his postal address; F4...

F5(b)

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(F62A)

Subsection (2B) applies to a merchant seaman if the trade union reasonably believes that—

(a)

he will be employed in a ship either at sea or at a place outside Great Britain at some time in the period during which votes may be cast, and

(b)

it will be convenient for him to receive a voting paper and to vote while on the ship or while at a place where the ship is rather than in accordance with subsection (2).

(2B)

Where this subsection applies to a merchant seaman he shall, if it is reasonably practicable—

(a)

have a voting paper made available to him while on the ship or while at a place where the ship is, and

(b)

be given an opportunity to vote while on the ship or while at a place where the ship is.

(2C)

In subsections (2A) and (2B) “merchant seaman” means a person whose employment, or the greater part of it, is carried out on board sea-going ships.

F7(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 230(A1)(A2) inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(b) (with art. 10)

F2

S. 230(1) omitted (25.8.2026) by virtue of The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(c) (with art. 10)

F3

S. 230(2)-(2C) substituted for s. 230(2)(3) (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 17; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F4

Word in s. 230 omitted (25.8.2026) by virtue of The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(d) (with art. 10)

F5

S. 230(2)(b) omitted (25.8.2026) by virtue of The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(e) (with art. 10)

F6

S. 230(2A)(2B) substituted (18.9.2000) by 1999 c. 26, s. 4, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 7; S.I. 2000/2242, art. 2(2) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)

F7

S. 230(4) omitted (25.8.2026) by virtue of The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(f) (with art. 10)

F8

S. 230 heading substituted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(10)(a) (with art. 10)

Modifications

C1

S. 230 applied (14.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1828, art. 2(5)(c)

Notes on Postal voting

Textual amendments

F1

S. 230 cross-heading inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 7(9) (with art. 10)