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W(B)L 51-7406

Clanse 12(c)

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I question whether it is right

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Union so

to exclude from trade union

ん convicted persons.

a category of

the force of the infoment's I agree with the arguments in para 4 of your Sarma Despatch under reference against

The exclusion 1

Endlasti persons convicted of crimes in Connection with disturbances, and

Conricher

that there are

argument's ac

as good

agamit the Exclusion of

persons convicted of a

variety of other

offences. For example there must a multitude of offences which are punishable with imprisonment for a teran of not less than 2 years e.g. some motoring offences,

person convicted of

bigamy, ekz.

a

Such charges might,

because of extenuating circums

receive

stances,

a very light sentence (possibly

not wirowing unprisonment at all).

S

cam see

justification for excluding

Such persons from holding office - and,

for that matter

life.

Si-

excluding them for

seems to me

that this

provision is mistaken in equating

potentially senous offence with a

a

sexions offence.

S

I appreciate that

with the consent of the Governor

ut

in Camine

*

this premony would not apply in

individual cases.

Nevertheless, subject

to the point made immediately below,

3

consider bar a restricted exclusion along the lives

The present

7

Section 17 (3) to be much more

Sintable and

defensible.

It is difficult to defend

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