Arrangement of Provisions

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1 Short title.

2 Interpretation.

PART II

APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRAR AND OTHER OFFICERS

3 Appointment of Registrar.

4 Appointment of Assistant Registrars and other officers.

5 All officers to be deemed to be public servants.

6 Protection of public servants.

PART III

REGISTRATION

7 Register of trade unions.

8 Necessity for registration.

9 Application for registration.

10 Registration.

11 Certificate of registration.

12 Power of Registrar to call for further particulars.

13 Power of Registrar to require alteration of name.

14 Refusal of registration.

15 Cancellation or withdrawal of registration.

16 Power to stop payment of money held by financial institution

17 Appeal to Minister.

18 Procedure on appeal.

19 Consequences of failure to register or of cancellation of registration.

20 Consequences upon dissolution of a trade union.

PART IV

RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF TRADE UNIONS

21 Disabilities of unregistered union.

22 Immunity from civil suit in certain cases.

23 Liability in tort.

24 Liability in contract.

25 Objects in restraint of trade not unlawful in case of registered trade union.

26 Proceedings by and against trade unions.

27 Strike or industrial action.

PART V

CONSTITUTION

28 Membership of minors and Government employees.

29 Membership of employees of specified statutory board or body.

30 Officers of trade union.

30A Authority of officers, etc., to bind union without ratification

31 Employees of a trade union.

32 Powers of Minister in relation to sections 30 and 31.

33 Change of name

34 Amalgamation

35 Notice of change of name or amalgamation.

36 Effect of change of name or amalgamation.

37 Registered office.

38 Rules.

39 Secret ballot.

40 Notification of change of officers, etc.

41 Notification of change of employees.

42 Notice of dissolution.

43 Trustees.

PART VI

PROPERTY

44 All property vested in trustees.

45 Devolution of property.

46 Purchase or lease of land or buildings

PART VII

FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS

47 Application of funds.

48 Prohibition of payment of fines or penalties.

49 Use of funds for political purposes and the investment of those funds.

50 Injunction to restrain misuse of funds.

51 Treasurer to render accounts.

52 Production of documents, etc., for examination.

53 Annual returns.

54 Inspection of accounts and documents.

PART VIII

REGULATIONS

55 Regulations.

PART IX

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

56 Penalty for misuse of money or property of a registered trade union.

57 Supplying false information regarding trade unions.

58 Failure to submit returns.

59 General penalty.

59A Composition of offences

60 Limitation of prosecutions.

61 Saving of offences under other written law.

PART X

MISCELLANEOUS

62 Act not to affect certain agreements.

63 Certain written laws not applicable to trade unions.

64 Service of legal process.

65 Notification in Gazette.

THE SCHEDULE

MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MUST BE MADE IN THE RULES OF EVERY REGISTERED TRADE UNION