Sections 5(1), (2) and (3) of the Act (which concern ballots about industrial action) shall not apply in relation to a ballot if the first day on which votes may be cast in the ballot falls before 1st January 1991.

Section 5(4) and (5) of the Act (which concern political fund ballots and ballots for union office) shall not apply in relation to a ballot if the scrutineer begins to carry out his functions in relation to the ballot before 1st January 1991.