Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 1992, increase fees payable to the Certification Officer. The fees are increased as follows:—
from £645 to £1241 on an application for approval of a proposed instrument of amalgamation or transfer;
from £15 to £71 on an application for approval of a change of name;
from £3 to £38 for an inspection of documents kept by the Certification Officer under the Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act1964;
from £12.50 to £110 for the entry of the name of an amalgamated organisation in the lists maintained by the Certification Officer where the name of each of the amalgamating organisations is already so entered;
from £45 to £288 on an application by an organisation of workers or of employers to have its name entered in the list of trade unions or employers' associations maintained by the Certification Officer;
from £305 to £448 on an application by a trade union for a certificate of independence.