Section 60

A trade union which has overseas members may choose whether or not to accord any of those members entitlement to vote at an election for a position to which this Chapter applies. An “overseas member” means a member of the union (other than a merchant seaman or offshore worker) who is outside Great Britain throughout the period during which votes may be cast. Where the union chooses to accord an overseas member entitlement to vote — the following provisions, so far as applicable, apply in relation to the member— section 46A (responsible person’s determination of means of voting); section 51 (voting); section 51ZA (counting of votes where multiple votes cast by same person); section 51ZB (postal voting); section 51ZC (postal voting: voting paper and method of voting); section 51B (electronic voting); section 51C (hybrid voting); Schedule A1A (certain requirements relating to electronic voting and hybrid voting); nothing in section 47 (candidates) or section 50 (entitlement to vote) applies in relation to an overseas member or in relation to a vote cast by such a member. For this purpose— “merchant seaman” means a person whose employment, or the greater part of it, is carried out on board sea-going ships; and “offshore worker” means a person in offshore employment, other than one who is in such employment in an area where the law of Northern Ireland applies.

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