99(1)Where a vote is taken under this Act on the acceptance or rejection of the report of a conciliation board, on strike action or on a lock-out, the ballots and other documents relating to the taking of the vote, after the count of the vote, shall be sealed in an envelope or other container by the person acting or designated as returning officer and forthwith deposited with the Minister who shall

99(2)The Minister may destroy the ballots and other documents deposited with him under subsection (1) at any time after one year from the date of the deposit.

99(3)Where the ballots and other documents relating to a vote have been deposited with the Minister before the date of a reference to the Board under the provisions of section 94 or 95, the ballots and other documents shall be made available to the Board for the purposes of the reference and shall be deemed to have been deposited with the Board for all purposes of such reference.