Section 17 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Nominations by members of trade unions.

Nominations by members of trade unions. 17 1 The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations for enabling members of trade unions who are not under 16 years of age to nominate a person or persons to become entitled, on the death of the person making the nomination, to the whole or part of any money payable on his death out of the funds of the trade union.

2 The regulations may include provision as to the manner in which nominations may be made and as to the manner in which nominations may be varied or revoked.

3 The regulations may provide that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, no nomination made by a member of a trade union shall be valid if at the date of the nomination the person nominated is an officer or employee of the trade union or is otherwise connected with the trade union in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations.

4 The regulations may include such incidental, transitional or supplementary provisions as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.

5 They may, in particular, include provision for securing, to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in the regulations, that nominations made under the Trade Union Act 1871 Amendment Act 1876 have effect as if made under the regulations and may be varied or revoked accordingly.

6 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.