# Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 53A: Small accidental failures in relation to electronic voting to be disregarded


(1) If—
(a) in relation to an election there is a failure (or there are failures) to comply with a provision mentioned in subsection (2) or with more than one of those provisions, and
(b) the failure is accidental and on a scale which is unlikely to affect the result of the election or, as the case may be, the failures are accidental and taken together are on a scale which is unlikely to affect the result of the election,
the failure (or failures), in so far as they relate to electronic voting, are to be disregarded for all purposes.
(2) The provisions are—
(a) section 48(1)(b) (requirement to distribute election addresses);
(b) section 49(7A) (requirement to send contact information to scrutineer);
(c) section 51(4)(b) (requirement to provide a convenient opportunity to vote);
(d) section 51ZA(2)(c) (requirement to send provision concerning how votes are counted where a person casts multiple votes);
(e) paragraph 12(1) of Schedule A1A (requirement to send electronic voting materials);
(f) paragraph 12(4) of Schedule A1A (requirement to use contact information provided by trade union).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/52/section/53A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992/section-53A
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