The Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Circumstances in which the Court must arrange a ballot

6.—(1) In paragraph 22(4) of Schedule 1A to the 1995 Order (qualifying conditions requiring the Court to hold a ballot of workers in bargaining unit), for paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)the Court has evidence, which it considers to be credible, from a significant number of the union members within the bargaining unit that they do not want the union (or unions) to conduct collective bargaining on their behalf;.

(2) In paragraph 87(4) of that Schedule (qualifying conditions requiring the Court to hold a ballot of workers in new bargaining unit), for paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)the Court has evidence, which it considers to be credible, from a significant number of the union members within the new bargaining unit that they do not want the union (or unions) to conduct collective bargaining on their behalf;.