Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Certification Officer (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2022.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations—

“ the Principal Regulations ” means the Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations (Amalgamations, etc) Regulations 1975( 3 );

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

Amendment of fees payable to the Certification Officer

3. In paragraph (1) of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations (approval of proposed instruments and notices), omit the words “by the fee prescribed by Regulation 11(1)”.

4. Regulation 11 and regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations (Fees) are omitted.

5. The fee of £519 is prescribed for the purposes of section 3(2) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by an organisation of workers to have its name entered in the list of trade unions).

6. The fee of £519 is prescribed for the purposes of section 124(2) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by an organisation of employers to have its name entered in the list of employers’ associations).

7. The fee of £997 is prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by a trade union for a certificate of independence).

8. The Certification Officer (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 2005 are revoked.