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(1)The remedy for a failure on the part of a trade union to comply with the requirements of this Chapter is by way of application under section 55 (to the Certification Officer) or section 56 (to the court).
The making of an application to the Certification Officer does not prevent the applicant, or any other person, from making an application to the court in respect of the same matter.
(2)An application under those sections may be made—
(a)by a person who is a member of the trade union (provided, where the election has been held, he was also a member at the time when it was held), or
(b)by a person who is or was a candidate at the election;
and the references in those sections to a person having a sufficient interest are to such a person.
(3)No such application may be made after the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the union announced the result of the election.
(1)A person having a sufficient interest (see section 54(2)) who claims that a trade union has failed to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter may apply to the Certification Officer for a declaration to that effect.
(2)On an application being made to him, the Certification Officer shall—
(a)make such enquiries as he thinks fit, and
(b)where he considers it appropriate, give the applicant and the trade union an opportunity to be heard,
and may make or refuse the declaration asked for.
(3)If he makes a declaration he shall specify in it the provisions with which the trade union has failed to comply.
(4)Where he makes a declaration and is satisfied that steps have been taken by the union with a view to remedying the declared failure, or securing that a failure of the same or any similar kind does not occur in future, or that the union has agreed to take such steps, he shall specify those steps in the declaration.
(5)Whether he makes or refuses a declaration, he shall give reasons for his decision in writing; and the reasons may be accompanied by written observations on any matter arising from, or connected with, the proceedings.
(6)In exercising his functions under this section the Certification Officer shall ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, an application made to him is determined within six months of being made.
(7)Where he requests a person to furnish information to him in connection with enquiries made by him under this section, he shall specify the date by which that information is to be furnished and, unless he considers that it would be inappropriate to do so, shall proceed with his determination of the application notwithstanding that the information has not been furnished to him by the specified date.
(1)A person having a sufficient interest (see section 54(2)) who claims that a trade union has failed to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter may apply to the court for a declaration to that effect.
(2)If an application in respect of the same matter has been made to the Certification Officer, the court shall have due regard to any declaration, reasons or observations of his which are brought to its notice.
(3)If the court makes the declaration asked for, it shall specify in the declaration the provisions with which the trade union has failed to comply.
(4)Where the court makes a declaration it shall also, unless it considers that to do so would be inappropriate, make an enforcement order, that is, an order imposing on the union one or more of the following requirements—
(a)to secure the holding of an election in accordance with the order;
(b)to take such other steps to remedy the declared failure as may be specified in the order;
(c)to abstain from such acts as may be so specified with a view to securing that a failure of the same or a similar kind does not occur in future.
The court shall in an order imposing any such requirement as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) specify the period within which the union is to comply with the requirements of the order.
(5)Where the court makes an order requiring the union to hold a fresh election, the court shall (unless it considers that it would be inappropriate to do so in the particular circumstances of the case) require the election to be conducted in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter and such other provisions as may be made by the order.
(6)Where an enforcement order has been made—
(a)any person who is a member of the union and was a member at the time the order was made, or
(b)any person who is or was a candidate in the election in question,
is entitled to enforce obedience to the order as if he had made the application on which the order was made.
(7)Without prejudice to any other power of the court, the court may on an application under this section grant such interlocutory relief (in Scotland, such interim order) as it considers appropriate.
Valid from 25/10/1999
An appeal lies to the Employment Appeal Tribunal on any question of law arising in proceedings before or arising from any decision of the Certification Officer under section 55.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 56A inserted (25.10.1999) 1999 c. 26, s. 29, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 12; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 3 para. 5)
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