5. Certain expenses will not be met by Registrar
Despite regulation 4, the Registrar is not to pay or reimburse authorized expenses in respect of a pre-strike ballot if the pre-strike ballot was conducted by the organization of employees whose members were entitled to vote in the pre-strike ballot and ¾
(a) participation in the strike endorsed by the pre-strike ballot is taking or took place outside the participation period in respect of that strike determined under section 97C (1) (e) of the Act; or
(b) the strike endorsed by the pre-strike ballot is or was a }strike matter~ within the meaning of section 32 (12) (d) of the Act.