Section 108 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: General power to make regulations.

General power to make regulations. 108 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations as respects—

a applications to the Certification Officer under this Chapter, b the registration under this Chapter of any document or matter, c the inspection of documents kept by the Certification Officer under this Chapter, 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 Chapter into effect.

2 Provision may in particular be made—

a requiring an application for the registration of an instrument of amalgamation or transfer, or of a change of name, to be accompanied by such statutory declarations or other documents as may be specified in the regulations;

b as to the form or content of any document required by this Chapter, or by the regulations, to be sent or submitted to the Certification Officer and as to the manner in which any such document is to be signed or authenticated;

c authorising the Certification Officer 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.

4 Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.