Period Of Ballot's Effectiveness

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8. In section 234 (period after which ballot ceases to be effective) for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

"(1) Subject to the following provisions, a ballot ceases to be effective for the purposes of section 233(3)(b) in relation to industrial action by members of a trade union at the end of the period, beginning with the date of the ballot—

(a) of four weeks, or

(b) of such longer duration not exceeding eight weeks as is agreed between the union and the members' employer."

Volume 328: debated on Wednesday 31 March 1999