A member of a trade union who claims that the union—
may complain to the Certification Officer ....
Any complaint must be made before the end of the period of six weeks beginning with the date on which an application for registration of the instrument of amalgamation or transfer is sent to the Certification Officer. Where a complaint is made, the Certification Officer shall not register the instrument before the complaint is finally determined or is withdrawn.
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Where the Certification Officer is satisfied that there has been a failure such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1)—
An order under this subsection may be varied by the Certification Officer by a further order.
Before deciding the matter the Certification Officer—
The Certification Officer shall furnish a statement, orally or in writing, of the reasons for his decision ... under this section.
The validity of a resolution approving an instrument of amalgamation or transfer shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings whatsoever (except proceedings before the Certification Officer under this section or proceedings arising out of such proceedings) on any ground on which a complaint could be, or could have been, made to the Certification Officer under this section.
Where the Certification Officer 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 ... notwithstanding that the information has not been furnished to him by the specified date.
A declaration made by the Certification Officer under this section may be relied on as if it were a declaration made by the court.
Where an order has been made under this section, any person who is a member of the union and was a member at the time it was made is entitled to enforce obedience to the order as if he had made a complaint under this section.
An order made by the Certification Officer under this section may be enforced in the same way as an order of the court.