- audit logs
has the meaning given in paragraph 9(1) of Schedule A1A;
- Cyber Essentials Plus certificate
means a certificate awarded in accordance with Cyber Essentials Plus Test Specification v3.2, or a later version of that document, published by the Government Communications Headquarters;
- electronic voting
means submitting an electronic voting form where the voting access method used to access the electronic voting form was sent under paragraph 12(1) of Schedule A1A;
- electronic voting form
has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule A1A;
- electronic voting instructions
has the meaning given in paragraph 2(3) of Schedule A1A;
- electronic voting system
has the meaning given in paragraph 6(7) of Schedule A1A;
- employee
has the same meaning as in section 295(1) of the 1992 Act;
- hybrid voting
means— (a) in relation to a ballot under section 226(1)(a) (industrial action)— (a) returning a voting paper which was sent under paragraph 14(1) of Schedule A1A or provided under paragraph 16(5)(a) of that Schedule, or (b) submitting an electronic voting form where the voting access method used to access the electronic voting form was sent under paragraph 14(1) of Schedule A1A or provided under paragraph 16(5)(a) of that Schedule;
- last voting day
means the later of the following days, so far as applicable— (a) the last day for the return of voting papers;
- off-site location
means a location which is near the workplace of those who are eligible to vote by workplace voting;
- postal voting
means returning a voting paper sent or otherwise provided under— (a) in relation to an election under section 46(1)(a) (elections for certain positions), section 51ZC(1);
- protected industrial action
has the same meaning as in section 238A(1) of the 1992 Act.
- qualifying ballot box
means a box, used for storing marked voting papers, which— (a) is possessed solely by the scrutineer throughout the ballot, and (b) is secured with a seal which remains unbroken until the ballot is complete;
- regulatory provision
has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).
- relevant personal information
has the meaning given in paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1A;
- selected means of voting
means, in relation to an election, a permissible means of voting that is available for the election as a result of a determination under this section;
- the 1992 Act
means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
- the appropriate period
means the period— a beginning with the day on which the scrutineer is appointed, and b ending with the day before the day on which the scrutineer makes the scrutineer’s report to the trade union. 7 The duty of confidentiality as respects the register is incorporated in the scrutineer’s appointment. 8 The trade union must ensure that nothing in the terms of the scrutineer’s appointment (including any additional functions specified in the appointment) is such as to make it reasonable for any person to call the scrutineer’s independence in relation to the union into question. 9 The trade union must, before the scrutineer begins to carry out the scrutineer’s functions, either— a send a notice stating the name of the scrutineer to every member of the union to whom it is reasonably practicable to send such a notice, or b take all such other steps for notifying members of the name of the scrutineer as it is the practice of the union to take when matters of general interest to all its members need to be brought to their attention. 10 The trade union must— a supply to the scrutineer as soon as is reasonably practicable after the relevant date a copy of the register
- the relevant date
means— (a) where the trade union has rules determining who is entitled to vote in the election by reference to membership on a particular date, that date, and (b) otherwise, the date, or the last date, on which voting materials are distributed for the purposes of the election;
- voting access method
has the meaning given in paragraph 2(5) of Schedule A1A;
- voting access method information
has the meaning given in paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1A;
- voting information
has the meaning given in paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1A;
- voting materials
means either or both of the following— a voting papers;
- voting station
means an area— a in a qualifying location, and b where— i a person who is eligible to vote by workplace voting can do so in accordance with subsections (4) to (6), and ii there is one or more qualifying ballot box. 4 In order to vote, a person must— a attend the qualifying location for a ballot, b provide the scrutineer with their name and a form of identification which the scrutineer considers acceptable, c be provided with a voting paper in accordance with subsection (6), d mark the voting paper, and e place the marked voting paper in a qualifying ballot box. 5 When a person attends the qualifying location and provides the scrutineer with their name and identification, the scrutineer must ascertain— a whether the person’s name is on the workplace voting list, and b whether the person’s identification is acceptable. 6 The scrutineer must provide a person with a voting paper where the scrutineer finds that— a the person’s name is on the workplace voting list, and b the person’s identification is acceptable. 7 If a voting paper is, after having been provided in accordance with subsection (6), removed from the qualifying location before being placed in the qualifying
- workplace installation
means a vehicle or structure which is— (a) controlled by the scrutineer, (b) placed in the workplace of those who are eligible to vote by workplace voting during the ballot, and (c) provided at the cost of the trade union;
- workplace location
means a location in the workplace of those who are eligible to vote by workplace voting which is not a workplace installation. 230G 1 Before the ballot takes place, an agreement in writing must be made between the trade union and the employer of persons eligible to vote by workplace voting. 2 The agreement must include provision about the following matters— a the qualifying location at which the ballot will be conducted;
- workplace voting
means returning a voting paper provided under section 230E(6).”
- workplace voting list
means the list of the names of the persons eligible to vote by workplace voting sent in accordance with section 226B(7). 230F 1 A qualifying location is a location that satisfies the following requirements— a it is a location which the employer of the persons who are eligible to vote by workplace voting has agreed may be used for the purposes of the ballot;