S.I. No. 5/1995 - Trade Union (Fees) Regulations, 1995.


S.I. No. 5 of 1995.

TRADE UNION (FEES) REGULATIONS, 1995.

The Minister for Enterprise and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 13 of the Trade Union Act, 1871, as adapted by section 2 of the Registry of Friendly Societies Act, 1936 (No. 51 of 1936), section 13 of the Trade Union Act, 1975 (No. 4 of 1975), and the Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 19 of 1993 ), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Union (Fees) Regulations, 1995.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1995.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. (1) The fees specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be payable in respect of matters to be transacted or for the inspection of documents under the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1990, other than matters to be transacted under the Trade Union Act, 1975 (No. 4 of 1975).

(2) The fees specified in part II of the Schedule shall be payable in respect of matters to be transacted under the Trade Union Act, 1975 .

(3) No fee shall be payable in respect of the services specified in Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations.

5. The Trade Union (Fees) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 292 of 1983 ), are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART I

Fees Payable

Ref. No.

Service

Fee

1.

Certificate of registry of a trade union

£ 1.00

2.

Certificate of registry of alteration of rules

£ 0.50

3.

Direction of transfer stock ... ...

£ 40.00

4.

Registry of notice of a dissolution ... ...

£100.00

5.

Authentication of a document required to be authenticated by the Registrar which is not chargeable with any other fee

£ 21.00

6.

Inspection of trade union file ... ...

0.12

Provided that the Registrar may dispense with the fee in cases where he considers that it is in the public interest so to do.

7.

Copy of extract of any document (in addition to fee for Registrar's signature)

20 pence per photostat copy of any page or extract of any dobument or portion of any page or extract thereof.

8.

Photocopying Handling Fee ... ...

10 pence per photostat sheet once number of photostat sheets exceeds ten.

9.

Printouts of names and address of Trade Unions ... ...

20 pence per Trade Union name and address.

10.

Filing of a trade union's annual return

£ 50.00

11.

Filing of notice of change of registered office. ... ...

£ 30.00

PART II

Ref. No.

Service

Fee

1.

Certificate of Registry of change of name of Trade Union ...

£140.00

2.

(a) Approval of an Instrument of Amalgamation

£100.00

(b) Registry of an Instrument of Amalgamation

£100.00

3.

(a) Approval of an Instrument of Transfer of Engagements

£100.00

(b) Registry of an Instrument of Transfer of Engagements

£100.00

PART III

Services for which no fee is payable

1. Cancellation or withdrawal of certificate of registry of trade union.

2. Any document or copy document supplied to a public department.

3. Any document in respect of which a fee is already chargeable under the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1990, or under any other Act.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, this 3rd day of January, 1995.

JOHN CORCORAN,

A person authorised by the Minister for Enterprise and Employment to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 11th day

of January, 1995.

RUAIRÍ QUINN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to increase the fees to be paid for matters to be transacted or for this inspection of documents under the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1990.