HC Deb 17 May 1990 vol 172 cc1108-9

Amendment made: No. 15, in page 17, leave out lines 12 to 35 and insert— '(2) For subsections (1) and (2) substitute— (1) An act done by a trade union to induce a person to take part, or continue to take part, in industrial action is not within section 13 of the 1974 Act (protection from certain liabilities in tort) unless the industrial action has the support of a ballot.". (3) In subsection (3), for the words from "an act" to "done with" substitute "industrial action shall be regarded as having", in paragraph (a) for the words from "strike" to "occurred" substitute "industrial action in question", and for paragraph (c) substitute—

  1. "(c) the requirements of section (Calling of industrial action with support of ballot) of the Employment Act 1990 are satisfied;".
(4) In subsection (3A), in paragraph (a), for the words from "by an act" to "performance" substitute "to take part, or continue to take part, in industrial action", in paragraph (b) for the words from "strike" to "interference" substitute "industrial action", and omit the words "of that breach or interference". (5) In subsection (4) omit the words "strike or other". (6) In subsection (4A), omit the words "inducing a breach or interference", and for the words from "in the course of which" to the end substitute "to which the act relates". (7) In subsection (5) omit the definitions of "authorisation or endorsement", "commercial contract", "contract of employment", "relevant act" and "tort" and the words from "and any reference" to the end.