Section 124 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Application to have name entered in the list.

Application to have name entered in the list. 124 1 An organisation of employers, whenever formed, whose name is not entered in the list of employers’ associations may apply to the Certification Officer to have its name entered in the list.

2 The application shall be made in such form and manner as the Certification Officer may require and shall be accompanied by—

a a copy of the rules of the organisation, b a list of its officers, c the address of its head or main office, and d the name under which it is or is to be known, and by the prescribed fee.

3 If the Certification Officer is satisfied—

a that the organisation is an employers’ association, b that subsection (2) has been complied with, and c that entry of the name in the list is not prohibited by subsection (4), he shall enter the name of the organisation in the list of employers’ associations.

4 The Certification Officer shall not enter the name of an organisation in the list of employers’ associations if the name is the same as that under which another organisation—

a was on 30th September 1971 registered as a trade union under the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1964, b was at any time registered as an employers’ association or trade union under the Industrial Relations Act 1971, or c is for the time being entered in the list of employers’ associations or in the list of trade unions kept under Chapter I of Part I of this Act, or if the name is one so nearly resembling any such name as to be likely to deceive the public.