1988 No. 2117
The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 1988
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(3) of the Employment Act 19881, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.
2
In this Order, “the 1988 Act” means the Employment Act 1988.
Qualifications
2
A person satisfies the conditions specified for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 15(3) of the 1988 Act in relation to a ballot or election if he satisfies the condition specified in Article 3, 4, or 6 below.
3
An individual satisfies this condition if—
a
he has in force a practising certificate issued by the Law Society of England and Wales or the Law Society of Scotland; and
b
he is not disqualified from satisfying this condition by Article 7 below.
4
An individual satisfies this condition if—
a
he is a member of one or more of the following bodies:
i
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
ii
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland;
iii
the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants; and
iv
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;
b
he is accepted by any such body of which he is a member as being qualified to be an auditor; and
c
he is not disqualified from satisfying this condition by Article 7 below.
5
An individual who satisfies that part of the condition specified in Article 3 above contained in paragraph (a) of that Article or those parts of the condition specified in Article 4 above contained in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that Article is hereinafter referred to as “an individual potentially qualified to be a scrutineer”.
6
Subject to Article 8 below, a partnership satisfies this condition if every member of the partnership is an individual potentially qualified to be a scrutineer.
7
An individual potentially qualified to be a scrutineer does not satisfy the condition specified in Article 3 or, as the case may be, 4 above if he or any present partner of his has—
a
during the preceding 12 months, been a member, officer or employee of the trade union proposing to hold the ballot or election; or
b
in acting at any time as a scrutineer for any trade union, knowingly permitted any member, officer or employee of the trade union to assist him in carrying out any of the functions referred to in section 15(4) of the 1988 Act.
8
A partnership does not satisfy the condition specified in Article 6 above if any member of the partnership is disqualified from being a scrutineer by Article 7 above.
Persons specified by name9
The following persons are specified for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 15(3) of the 1988 Act—
a
The Electoral Reform Society of Great Britain and Ireland Limited;
b
The Industrial Society; and
c
Unity Security Balloting Services Limited.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
(This note is not part of the Order)