4.—(1) Article 70 (procedure before, and appeals from, Certification Officer) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) omit the words from “and, without prejudice” to the end.
(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) He shall in particular make provision about the disclosure, and restriction of the disclosure, of the identity of an individual who has made or is proposing to make any such application or complaint.
(1B) Provision under paragraph (1A) shall be such that if the application or complaint relates to a trade union—
(a)the individual’s identity is disclosed to the union unless the Certification Officer thinks the circumstances are such that it should not be so disclosed;
(b)the individual’s identity is disclosed to such other persons (if any) as the Certification Officer thinks fit.”.
(4) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) An appeal lies to the Court of Appeal on any question of law arising in proceedings before or arising from any decision of the Certification Officer under—
(a)Article 13C or 37 of this Order;
(b)Article 5, Article 22, Part V, Article 84 or Part VIA of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.”.