Section 69 Industrial action ballots: support thresholdsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

(2)

In section 226 (requirement of ballot before action by trade union)—

(a)

in subsection (2)(a)(iii), for “the required number of persons (see subsections (2A) to (2C))” substitute “the majority voting in the ballot”;

(b)

omit subsections (2A) to (2F).

(3)

In section 231 (information for members as to result of ballot)—

(a)

insert “and” at the end of paragraph (e);

(b)

omit paragraph (g) (and the “and” before it).

(4)

In consequence of the amendments made by subsection (2), omit section 3 of the Trade Union Act 2016.

Annotations

I1: S. 69 in force at 18.2.2026, see s. 159(2)(f) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2026/3, Sch. 2 para. 7)