Section 12

No person refusing to take part or to continue to take part in any strike or lock‑out which is by this Part declared to be illegal shall be, by reason of the refusal, subject to expulsion from any trade union or society, or to any fine or penalty, or to the deprivation of any right or benefit to which he or his legal personal representatives would otherwise be entitled, or be liable to be placed in any respect, directly or indirectly, under any disability or at any disadvantage as compared with other members of the union or society, anything to the contrary in the rules of a trade union or society notwithstanding.