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Section 7 Regulations.P1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1The Secretary of State may make regulations as respects—

(a)

applications to the F2Certification Officer under this Act;

(b)

the registration under this Act of any document or matter;

(c)

the inspection of documents kept by the Certification Officer . . . F3 under this Act;

(d)

the charging of fees in respect of such matters, and of such amounts, as may with the approval of the Treasury be prescribed by the regulations,

and generally for carrying this Act into effect.

(2)

Regulations under this section may in particular—

(a)

require any application for the registration of an instrument of amalgamation or transfer or a change of name to be accompanied by such statutory declarations or other documents as may be specified in the regulations;

(b)

make provision as to the form or content of any document required by this Act or by the regulations to be sent or submitted to the Certification Officer and the manner in which any such document is to be signed or authenticated;

(c)

authorise the Certification Officer to require notice to be given or published in such manner as he may direct of the fact that an application for registration of an instrument of amalgamation or transfer has been or is to be made to him.

(3)

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different circumstances and, in particular, different provision with respect to cases where a Northern Ireland union is, and cases where a Northern Ireland union is not, party to an amalgamation or transfer of engagements.

(4)

Any regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1968/729, arts. 2(1), 3(2)

F2

Words substituted by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Sch. 16 Pt. IV para. 10(2)

F3

Words repealed by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Sch. 18

Subordinate legislation made

P1

S. 7: for previous exercises of power see index to Government Orders

S. 7: power conferred by s. 7 exercised by S.I. 1991/484

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch.1