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The Funds for Trade Union Ballots Regulations (Revocation) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/233 · Made 8 February 1993

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TRADE UNIONS

Made 8th February 1993

Laid before Parliament 18th February 1993

Coming into force 1st April 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 115 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992f1, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Revocation
  4. 4Progressive reduction in refunds payable during period before revocation
  5. 5No payments if statutory requirement not satisfied
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Funds for Trade Union Ballots Regulations (Revocation) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations “the 1984 Regulations” means the Funds for Trade Union Ballots Regulations 1984f1, and expressions used in these Regulations and in the 1984 Regulations have the same meanings in these Regulations as in the 1984 Regulations.

3Revocation

(1)

The 1984 Regulations and the Regulations mentioned in paragraph (2) shall be revoked on 1st April 1996.

(2)

Those Regulations are—

  • The Funds for Trade Union Ballots (Amendment) Regulations 1988f1

  • The Funds for Trade Union Ballots (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1988f2

  • The Funds for Trade Union Ballots (Amendment) Regulations 1990f3.

4Progressive reduction in refunds payable during period before revocation

(1)

The total amount of the payments made to a trade union by the Certification Officer under regulations 14 to 18 of the 1984 Regulations in respect of the expenditure incurred on a ballot shall be reduced—

(a)

by a quarter, if the date of the ballot falls after 31st March 1993 but before 1st April 1994;

(b)

by a half, if the date of the ballot falls after 31st March 1994 but before 1st April 1995; and

(c)

by three-quarters, if the date of the ballot falls after 31st March 1995.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall apply in relation to payments made in respect of arrangements to hold a ballot which is not proceeded with as if, for the words “the date of the ballot”, there were substituted the words “the date which would have been the date of the ballot, had the ballot been held,”.

5No payments if statutory requirement not satisfied

Nothing in the 1984 Regulations shall be construed as requiring or permitting the Certification Officer to make payments towards the expenditure incurred in respect of a ballot, or in respect of arrangements to hold a ballot which is not proceeded with, if the Certification Officer considers that any statutory requirement applying in relation to the conduct of the ballot has not been complied with.

Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Michael Forsyth

Minister of State,

Department of Employment

8th February 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations come into force on 1st April 1993 and, with effect from 1st April 1996, abolish the scheme under which, on application, the Certification Officer refunds independent trade unions in respect of certain expenditure incurred by them in conducting certain ballots. The Regulations also (i) progressively reduce the proportion of that expenditure which is to be refunded in respect of ballots conducted during the intervening period and (ii) ensure that no refund is to be made if the Certification Officer considers that a statutory requirement applying to the conduct of a ballot has not been satisfied.