Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations increase the fees payable to the Certification Officer under the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 prescribed in the Certification Officer (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 133).
The following fees have been increased:
(a)
the fee payable on an application by a trade union for a certificate of independence is increased from £720 to £740 (regulation 3);
(b)
the fee payable on application by a trade union or unincorporated employers' association for approval of a proposed instrument of amalgamation or transfer is increased from £950 to £980 (regulation 4).