Section 70 — Industrial action ballots: information to be included in notices to employers

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2026-02-18

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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In section 226A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (notice of ballot and sample voting paper for employers)—

(a) in subsection (2)(c)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for the words from “figures” (in the first place it occurs) to “arrived at” substitute “number mentioned in subsection (2B)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “figures and that explanation” substitute “that number”;

(b) for subsection (2B) substitute— (2B) The number is the total number of employees concerned. ;

(i) in paragraph (b), omit the words from “and the number” to “categories”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), omit the words from “and the number” to “workplaces”;

(d) in subsection (2D), for “figures” substitute “the number”.