This Section amends section 234 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to increase the time period for which an industrial action ballot has effect from 6 months (or up to 9 months by agreement between the employer and trade union) to 12 months (with no possibility of extending this further).
Part 4: Trade Unions and Industrial Action, etc Industrial action: ballots Section 72: Period after which industrial action ballot ceases to be effective