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The Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992
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Procedure before, and appeals from, Certification OfficerN.I.
70.—(1) Except in relation to matters as to which express provision is made by or under any statutory provision, the Certification Officer may regulate the procedure to be followed—
(a)on any application or complaint made to him; or
(b)where his approval is sought with respect to any matter;
F1. . .
[F2(1A) He shall in particular make provision about the disclosure, and restriction of the disclosure, of the identity of an individual who has made or is proposing to make any such application or complaint.
(1B) Provision under paragraph (1A) shall be such that if the application or complaint relates to a trade union—
(a)the individual's identity is disclosed to the union unless the Certification Officer thinks the circumstances are such that it should not be so disclosed;
(b)the individual's identity is disclosed to such other persons (if any) as the Certification Officer thinks fit.]
(2) The Department, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, may by scheme make provision for the payment by the Certification Officer to any persons of such sums as may be specified in or determined under the scheme in respect of expenses incurred by those persons for the purposes of, or in connection with, their attendance at hearings held by the Certification Officer in the course of carrying out his functions.
Para. (3) rep. by 2004 NI 19
[F2(4) An appeal lies to the Court of Appeal on any question of law arising in proceedings before or arising from any decision of the Certification Officer under—
(a)Article 13C[F3 37 or 70ZA] of this Order;
(b)Article 5, Article 22, Part V, Article 84 or Part VIA of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.]
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