Trade Union Act 2016
Trade Union Act 2016 (2016 c. 15)
- Trade Union Act 2016 (2016 c. 15)
- Introduction
- 1 Meaning of “the 1992 Act”
- Ballot thresholds for industrial action
- 2 Ballots: 50% turnout requirement
- 3 Ballots: 40% support requirement in important public services
- Electronic balloting
- 4 Provision for electronic balloting: review and piloting scheme
- Information requirements relating to industrial action
- 5 Information to be included on voting paper
- 6 Information to members etc about result of ballot
- 7 Information to Certification Officer about industrial action etc
- Timing and duration of industrial action
- 8 Two weeks' notice to be given to employers of industrial action
- 9 Expiry of mandate for industrial action
- Picketing
- 10 Union supervision of picketing
- Application of funds for political objects
- 11 Opting in by union members to contribute to political funds
- 12 Union's annual return to include details of political expenditure
- Facility time and check-off
- 13 Publication requirements
- 14 Reserve powers
- 15 Restriction on deduction of union subscriptions from wages in public sector
- Certification Officer
- 16 Certification Officer not subject to ministerial direction
- 17 Investigatory powers etc
- 18 Enforcement by Certification Officer of new annual return requirements
- 19 Further powers of Certification Officer where enforcement order made
- 20 Power to impose levy
- 21 Rights of appeal not limited to questions of law
- General
- 22 Minor and consequential amendments
- 23 Financial provision
- 24 Extent
- 25 Commencement
- 26 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Certification Officer: investigatory powers: Schedule to be inserted into the 1992 Act
- SCHEDULE 2 Certification Officer: exercise of powers ... etc
- Duty to secure positions not held by certain offenders
- Elections for certain positions
- Application of a trade union's funds in the furtherance of political objects
- Compliance with political ballot rules
- Rules as to political fund
- Ballots on amalgamations or transfers
- SCHEDULE 3 Certification Officer: power to impose financial penalties: Schedule to be inserted into the 1992 Act
- SCHEDULE 4 Minor and consequential amendments
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12)
- Consequential repeals
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