Paragraph 4

Where an instrument of amalgamation or transfer is submitted to the F1Certification Officer for his approval under section 1(4) of this Act, the Certification Officer shall not give his approval unless the instrument states which of the bodies concerned is a Northern Ireland union, and, in the case of an instrument of amalgamation, shall not give his approval unless the instrument also states whether the resultant body is to be a trade union or a Northern Ireland union.