Part 5The Certification Officer

I151Restriction of grounds of appeal from Certification Officer

1

In section 9 of the 1992 Act (appeal against decision of Certification Officer relating to the list of trade unions or a certificate of independence)—

a

at the end of each of subsections (1) and (2), insert “ on any appealable question ”;

b

omit subsection (3); and

c

in subsection (4), for “The rights of appeal conferred by this section extend to any question of fact or law” substitute “ For the purposes of this section, an appealable question is any question of law ”.

2

In section 126 of the 1992 Act (appeal against decision of Certification Officer relating to the list of employers' associations)—

a

at the end of subsection (1), insert “ on any appealable question ”;

b

omit subsection (2); and

c

in subsection (3), for “The right of appeal conferred by this section extend to any question of fact or law” substitute “ For the purposes of this section, an appealable question is any question of law ”.