The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 1993 (Amendment) Order 2002
Sections 49, 75, 100A and 226B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 require certain ballots and elections that trade unions are required to hold by statute to be supervised by a qualified independent person, known as a “scrutineer”, appointed by the trade union.