Section 2 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: The list of trade unions.

The list of trade unions. 2 1 The Certification Officer shall keep a list of trade unions containing the names of—

a the organisations whose names were, immediately before the commencement of this Act, duly entered in the list of trade unions kept by him under section 8 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, and b the names of the organisations entitled to have their names entered in the list in accordance with this Part.

2 The Certification Officer shall keep copies of the list of trade unions, as for the time being in force, available for public inspection at all reasonable hours free of charge.

3 A copy of the list shall be included in his annual report.

4 The fact that the name of an organisation is included in the list of trade unions is evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that the organisation is a trade union.

5 On the application of an organisation whose name is included in the list, the Certification Officer shall issue it with a certificate to that effect.

6 A document purporting to be such a certificate is evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that the name of the organisation is entered in the list.