Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act 1964

7Regulations

(1)The Minister of Labour may make regulations as respects—

(a)applications to the Registrar under this Act;

(b)the registration under this Act of any document or matter;

(c)the inspection of documents kept by the Registrar or by any assistant registrar 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 Registrar and the manner in which any such document is to be signed or authenticated;

(c)authorise the Registrar 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.