Commentary on provisions of Act Section 7: Information to Certification Officer about industrial action etc
This section requires a trade union to include details of any industrial action taken in the reporting period in its annual return to the Certification Officer. This should include the nature of the trade dispute relating to the industrial action, the type of industrial action, when the industrial action was taken, as well as confirmation that the relevant thresholds introduced to section 226 of the 1992 Act have been met. It also requires that where a trade union held a ballot in respect of industrial action, the union’s return under, section 32 for that period, shall contain the information mentioned in section 231 number of votes cast, the number of those who voted yes, the number who voted no, etc.).