226 Requirement of ballot before action by trade union
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (1992 c 52) | Legislation

Requirement of ballot before action by trade union

226  Requirement of ballot before action by trade union

(1)     An act done by a trade union to induce a person to take part, or continue to take part, in industrial action[—

(a)     is not protected unless the industrial action has the support of a ballot, and

(b)     where section 226A falls to be complied with in relation to the person's employer, is not protected as respects the employer unless the trade union has complied with section 226A in relation to him.]

[In this section “the relevant time”, in relation to an act by a trade union to induce a person to take part, or continue to take part, in industrial action, means the time at which proceedings are commenced in respect of the act.]

(2)     Industrial action shall be regarded as having the support of a ballot only if—

[(a)     the union has held a ballot in respect of the action—

(i)     in relation to which the requirements of

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