The Certification Officer shall keep a list of trade unions containing the names of—
The Certification Officer shall keep copies of the list of trade unions, as for the time being in force, available for public inspection at all reasonable hours free of charge.
A copy of the list shall be included in his annual report.
The fact that the name of an organisation is included in the list of trade unions is evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that the organisation is a trade union.
On the application of an organisation whose name is included in the list, the Certification Officer shall issue it with a certificate to that effect.
A document purporting to be such a certificate is evidence (in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that the name of the organisation is entered in the list.