NO LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN THE UNION'S ACTIVITIES, THE BILL PROVIDES THAT APPLICATIONS TO REGISTER TRADE UNIONS OR DECISIONS TO AMALGAMATE SHALL BE TAKEN ONLY BY THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT NO ONE SHALL BE REFUSED MEMBERSHIP SOLELY ON
THE GROUNDS THAT HE IS CASUALLY OR SEASONALLY EMPLOYED IN A
PARTICULAR TRADE. A TRADE UNION MAY AT PRESENT APPEAL TO THE FULL
COURT AGAINST A DECISION OF THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS TO CANCEL A REGISTRATION OR A REFUSAL TO REGISTER, TO CHANGE A NAME,
OR TO CONSENT TO AMALGAMATION. IN FUTURE APPEALS WILL IN THE FIRST
INSTANCE GO TO A JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
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THE REGISTRAR WILL HAVE THE POWER TO REFUSE TO REGIYTER A NEW
UNION IF HE THINKS THAT IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS A DEREG-
ISTERED UNION SEMICOLON BUT HE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO REFUSE TO REGISTER A NEW UNION SOLELY ON THE GROUND THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP
INCLUDES MEMBERS OF AN OLD DEREGISTERED UNION, THE POWERS OF THE REGISTRAR ARE STRENGTHENED TO PERMIT HIM TO INTERVENE TO PROTECT
THE INTERESTS OF ORDINARY MEMBERS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. HE IS
EMPOWERED TO INITIATE ACTION TO PREVENT AN INELIGIBLE PERSON FROM
BECOMING A MEMBER OF A UNION OR AN INELIGIBLE MEMBER FROM HOLDING
OFFICE OR SEEKING ELECTION. HE IS ALSO EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE
DETAILS OF EVERY BRANCH, BUSINESS AND UNDERTAKING OF A TRADE UNION.
QUOTE MOST OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DRAFT BILL WERE EITHER
WELCOMED OR RAISED NO GENERAL COMMENT, UNQUOTE SAID MR.
HETHERINGTON. HE WENT ON, QUOTE SOME CRITICISM WAS MADE
ON FOUR PROPOSALS AND, IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED, CERTAIN CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT. THESE WERE FORESHADOW- ED BY THE GOVERNOR AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT KAI TAK AIRPORT ON
19 OCTOBER, 1970 BEFORE HE LEFT ON A SHORT VACATION LEAVE. HE THEN
SAID THAT THE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM WHICH HAD BEEN RECEIVED WAS
HELPFUL AND INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. UNQUOTE
QUOTE THE ORIGINAL DRAFT, UNQUOTE SAID MR. HETHERINGTON, QUOTE INCLUDED A NEW PROVISION TO SIMPLIFY THE REGISTRATION OF
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