(1) There is excluded from articles 89G to 89M any activity carried on by an independent trade union for –

(a) a member (including a retired member or a student member) of an independent trade union;

(b) a member of the family of a member referred to in sub-paragraph (a); or

(c) a former member of the trade union to whom the trade union may, under its rules, provide claims management services, or a member of the family of such a former member.

(2) In paragraph (1), "independent trade union" has the same meaning as in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 [1992 c. 52.].

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) –

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), whether a person is or has been a member (including a retired member or a student member) of a trade union is to be decided in accordance with the rules of that trade union;

(b) "member" of a trade union does not include a person who, under those rules, is a member only for the purpose of pursuing a claim or claims; and

(c) whether a person is a member of the family of a member of a trade union is to be decided in accordance with the rules of that trade union.