Trade Union Act 1984
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1984 c. 49 |
| Year | 1984 |
that every person who is a . . . that no person remains such a member for a period of more than five years without being re-elected at such an election.(2) Where a person is a . . . was a . . . is not elected at that election as such a member or, as the case may be, as the holder of a position in the union by virtue of which the holder is such a member;(4) Any term or condition upon which a person is employed by a trade union shall be disregarded in so far as it would otherwise prevent the union from complying with any provision of this Part.(5) In this section “principal executive committee”, in relation to a trade union, means the principal committee of the trade union exercising executive functions, by whatever name it is known.(6) Nothing in this Part shall affect the validity of anything done by the principal executive committee of a trade union.that person is, under the rules of the union, a member, other than a voting member, of that committee (whether by virtue of his holding any position in the union or otherwise) ; orthat person may, under the rules or practice of the union, attend and speak at some or all of the meetings of that committee otherwise than for the purpose of providing the committee with factual information or with technical or professional advice with respect to matters taken into account by the committee in carrying out its functions.the position of president of the union or, in the case of a union with no such position, any equivalent position; andthe position of general secretary of the union, or in the case of a union with no such position, the position in the union which is the equivalent, or nearest equivalent, to that of general secretary.is, in respect of that position, neither a voting member of the principal executive committee of the union nor an employee of the union;holds that position for a period which under the rules of the union cannot end more than thirteen months after he took up that position; andhas held neither that position nor any other position so mentioned at any time in the period of twelve months ending with the day before he took up that position,(7) For the purposes of this section a person is a voting member of the principal executive committee of a trade union if he is entitled in his own right to attend meetings of the committee and to vote on matters on which votes are taken by the committee (whether or not he is entitled to attend all such meetings or to vote on all such matters or in all circumstances) .which is, or which falls within, one or other of the classes mentioned in subsection (2) below; andall the members of which are excluded by the rules of the union from voting at the election.members who are not in employment;members who are in arrears in respect of any subscription or contribution due to the union;members who are apprentices, trainees or students or new members of the union.a class determined by reference to any trade union or occupation;a class determined by reference to any geographical area;a class which is by virtue of the rules of the union treated as a separate section within the union; ora class determined by reference to any combination of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) above.entitlement to vote is restricted by the rules of the union;no member of the union is denied entitlement to vote at all elections held for the purposes of this Part otherwise than by virtue of
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