Section 118(6)

Sections 24 to 26 (register of members’ names and addresses) and Chapter IV (elections for certain trade union positions) do not apply to a federated trade union— For this purpose “merchant seaman” means a person whose employment, or the greater part of it, is carried out on board sea-going ships. if it has no individual members other than representatives of constituent or affiliated organisations, or if its individual members (other than such representatives) are all merchant seamen and a majority of them are ordinarily resident outside the United Kingdom.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04