Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

Part II U.K. Employers’ Associations

Administration of employers’ associations E+W+S

131 Administrative provisions applying to employers’ associations. E+W+S

(1) The following provisions of Chapter III of Part I of this Act apply to an employers’ association as in relation to a trade union—

• section 27 (duty to supply copy of rules),

  section 28 (duty to keep accounting records),

  [F1 section 32(1), (2), (3)(a), (b) and (c) and (4) to (6) and sections 33 to 37] (annual return, accounts and audit),

• F2 sections 37A to 37E (investigation of financial affairs),

• sections 38 to 42 (members’ superannuation schemes),

  section 43(1) (exemption for newly-formed organisations),

  section 44(1),(2) and (4) (discharge of duties in case of organisation having branches or sections), and

  [F3 sections 45 and 45A] (offences).

(2) Sections 33 to 35 (appointment and removal of auditors) do not apply to an employers’ association which is registered as a company under the M1 Companies Act 1985; and sections 36 and 37 (rights and duties of auditors) apply to the auditors appointed by such an association under Chapter V of Part XI of that Act [F4 or Chapter 2 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 131(1) substituted (1.1.1994) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 64(a); S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(3), Sch.3

F2 Words in s. 131(1) inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 64(b); S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F3 Words in s. 131(1) substituted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 64(c); S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F4 Words in s. 131(2) inserted (1.10.2007) by The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), arts. 1(3)(a), 10(1), Sch. 4 para. 74 (with art. 12)

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 6.