(1) Section 2 shall be amended to read-

> (1) Industrial action organised by a trade union is not protected if—
>(a) fewer than 50% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot cast a vote, or
>(b) the result of the ballot was declared 6 months ago, or
>(c) the employer of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot was not given at least 2 weeks notice of the industrial action, or
>(d) the ballot did not clearly state—
>(i) a fair and accurate description of the trade dispute, and
>(ii) the type of industrial action to be taken, and
> (iii) when the industrial action is to start and end or anticipated to end.

> (2) Industrial action organised by a trade union is not protected if—
> (a) fewer than 35% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot cast a vote in favour of the action, and
> (b) over 50% of those who were eligible to vote in the ballot are usually involved in applicable public services.
> (c) the description provided was not fair and accurate.
> (d) the trade union has refused governmental arbitration

(2) Section 3 shall be amended to read-

> (1) A trade union member’s contributions to a trade union may not be directed to a political fund, in part or otherwise, unless that trade union member has opted-in to contribute to a political fund.
> (2) A trade union member may opt-out at any time.
> (3) If a trade union member’s contributions to a trade union are currently directed to a political fund, in part or otherwise, the trade union must notify the trade union member of all political funds receiving contributions and re-ask the member if they would like to continue to opt-in to contributing to a political fund.
> (4) It is illegal for a trade union to restrict membership to only those who opt-in to contributing to a political fund. Any industrial action held by a trade union that does so will not be protected.

(3) These amendments do not affect ballots which are currently being voted on.