Section 15 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Registration of society as union

15 Registration of society as union (1) The Registrar of Unions must register a society as a union if the society— (a) applies, in accordance with section 13 , to be registered as a union; and (b) is entitled to be registered as a union. (2) Immediately after registering a union, the Registrar of Unions must give a certificate of registration in the prescribed form to the union. (3) The certificate of registration is conclusive evidence that— (a) all the requirements of this Act relating to the registration of the union have been complied with; and (b) on and from the date of registration stated in the certificate, the union is registered as a union under this Act.