This Section repeals section 3 of the Trade Union Act 2016. Section 3 required, in important public services as defined, for trade unions to obtain the support of at least 40% of all union members entitled to vote in the ballot. Taking into account Section 68 above, the law will revert to requiring a simple majority of those voting for a ballot conducted by a trade union for industrial action to be successful, with no requirement for any level of turnout.
	Subsection (1) provides that the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended by subsections (2) and (3), set out below.
	Subsection (2) amends section 226 (2)(a) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to update (iii) to make clear that a simple majority of persons voting in the ballot is needed for an industrial action ballot to be successful. (2)(b) removes subsections (2A) to (2F), which therefore removes the additional requirement for ballots in important public services to have the support of at least 40% of those entitled to vote.
	Subsection (3) makes consequential amendments to section 231 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to remove from the information to be shared with those eligible to vote in the ballot the requirement to specify whether the 40% support threshold was met.
	Following the above changes, subsection (4) removes section 3 of the Trade Union Act 2016.
Part 4: Trade Unions and Industrial Action, etc Industrial action: ballots Section 69 – Industrial action ballots: support thresholds