Industrial Relations (Nominations) Regulations 1971
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2085/1971 |
| Year | 1971 |
1971 No. 2085
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations (Nominations) Regulations 197120thDecember 1971
31stDecember 1971
28thFebruary 1972
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 155 of the Industrial Relations Act 1971(a) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation, interpretation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Industrial Relations (Nominations) Regulations 1971.
(2) In these Regulations "trade union" means an organisation of workers which is for the time being registered as a trade union or entered in the provisional register under the Industrial Relations Act 1971.
(3) (a) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) applies to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(b) The reference in Regulation 10 of these Regulations to the Trade Union Act Amendment Act 1876(c) shall be construed as including a reference to that Act as amended or extended by the Provident Nominations and Small Intestacies Act 1883(d), the Friendly Societies Act 1955(e) and the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965(f).
(4) These Regulations shall come into operation on 28th February 1972.
PART II
NOMINATIONS
Power to make nominations
2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations a member of a trade union being a person who has attained the age of 16 years may nominate any person to receive the whole or part of any moneys not exceeding £500 payable on his death out of any funds of the trade union of which he is a member.
(a) 1971 c. 72.
(b) 1889 c. 63.
(c) 1876 c. 22.
(d) 1883 c. 47.
(e) 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 19.
(f) 1965 c. 32.
(2) Every nomination shall be made in writing in a form approved by the trade union, and shall be signed by the nominator.
(3) A nomination shall be of no effect unless it is delivered at or sent to the principal office of the trade union during the lifetime of the nominator.
(4) The trade union shall register every nomination and notify the registration to the nominator.
(5) The trade union may require the nominator to pay a fee not exceeding 3p in respect of each nomination.
(6) A nomination may be in favour of one person or of several persons (who shall be clearly designated in the nomination) and, where there is more than one nominee, may direct that specific sums shall be paid to one or more of the nominees or that the...
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