Section 18 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Payments out of union funds on death of member.

Payments out of union funds on death of member. 18 1 The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations for enabling money payable out of the funds of a trade union on the death of a member, to an amount not exceeding £5,000, to be paid or distributed on his death without letters of administration, probate of any will or confirmation.

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

3 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.

4 The Treasury may by order under section 6(1) of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 direct that subsection (1) above shall have effect with the substitution for the reference to £5,000 of a reference to such higher amount as may be specified in the order.