In these Regulations—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;

• “additional amount” has the meaning given in regulation 5(7);

• “annual income” has the meaning given in regulation 6;

• “basic amount” has the meaning given in regulation 5(6);

• “basic levy” has the meaning given in regulation 5(9);

• “categorised additional amount” has the meaning given in regulation 5(8);

• “categorised additional levy” has the meaning given in regulation 5(10);

• “category of relevant organisation” refers to either—

  1. a

     federated trade unions4,

  2. b

     trade unions5 that are not federated trade unions,

  3. c

     federated employers’ associations6, or

  4. d

     employers’ associations7 that are not federated employers’ associations;

• “enhanced levy” has the meaning given in regulation 5(15);

• “qualifying relevant organisation” means a relevant organisation that, at the date when the Certification Officer8 determines the amounts to be levied in accordance with regulation 5, is known to the Certification Officer to exist at the relevant date;

• “relevant expenses” has the meaning given in regulation 4;

• “relevant date” means the beginning of the financial year9 immediately preceding that to which the levy relates;

• “total levy” means the aggregate amount to be levied in respect of a financial year, determined in accordance with regulation 5(4);

• “total levy shortfall” has the meaning given in regulation 5(13)(c).