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  "title": "The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 1988",
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  "long_title": "Section 15 of the Employment Act 1988 requires certain ballots and elections held by trade unions to be supervised by a qualified independent person (known as a “scrutineer”) appoin- ted by the trade union. This Order specifies the conditions which a person must meet to be eligible for appointment as a scrutineer and specifies three bodies by name as being eligible for appointment as scrutineers.",
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