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trade union not to be under the control of trade union or other
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7-(1) Except with the consent of the Governor in Council, no trade union which is established within the Colony shall be affiliated or connected with any trade union or other organization which is established outside the Colony in such a mauner as to place the trade union which is establishel within the Colony, or any of its members, in organization any way or in any matter under the control of the trade union or other organization which is established outside the Colony.
outside the
Colony.
(2) Any consent of the Governor in Council under the provisions of sub-section (1) may be made retrospective in effect to such date as the Governor in Council shall think fit.
(3) Every trade union so affiliated or connected which has not obtained the consent of the Governor in Council to be so affiliated or connected, or from which any such consent has been withdrawu, shall be deemed to be an unlawful society within the meaning and for all the pur- No. 8 of 1920. Pose of the Societies Ordinance, 1920.
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(4) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council in his absolute discretion to declare any trade union which in his opinion is so affiliated or connected, and which has not obtained the conseut of the Goveruor in Council to be so affiliated or connected, or from which any such consent has been withdrawn, to be an unlawful society within the meaning and for all the purposes of the Societies Urdi- No. 8 of 1920, nance, 1920.
Ordinance
(5) Without prejudice to any other method of proof, a trade union shall for the purposes of sub-section (1) be deemed to be established within the Colony-
(a) if it maintains, either continuously or from time to time, any office or any other premises within the Colony;
(6) if it maintains, either continuously or from time
to time, any officer within the Colony;
(e) if a sign board hearing its name is displayed at any place in the Colony, whether public or private, unless it is proved that such sign board was so displayed without the knowledge of any officer of such trade union; or
(d) if any document is found in the Colony which purports or appears to be a direction or notice on behalf of such trade union to any person or persons with regard to any action by such person or per- sons within the Colony, unless it is proved that such direction or notice () was issued without the knowledge of any officer of such trade maion or () was not intended as a direction or notice with regard to any action by such person or per- sons within the Colouy.
(6) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8), no person shall on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established outside the Colony give or attempt to give, directly or indirectly, any direction or notier to any person or persons with regard to any action by such person or persons within the Colony,
(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8), wo person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any document which purports or appears to be a direction or notice on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established outside the Colony with regard to any action by any person or persons within the Colony.
(8) The provisions of sub-sections (6) and (7) shall not apply to any direction or notice issued or given on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established outside the Colony to the members of any trade union which is established within the Colony if the trade union which is established within the Colony is with the consent of the Governor in Council affiliated or connected with the trade union which is established outside the Colony.
(9) In any prosecution under this section the onus of proving that any organization in question was not a trade union, or that any organization in question was not a trade union which was established outside the Colony, shall lie on the defendant.
8. It shall not be lawful to apply any of the funds of Trade union any trade union to any political purpose outside the Colony, funds not to
be used for
and no person shall require or invite any member of a political pur- trade union or any other person to make any contribution
poses outside to the funds of any trade union for any political purpose the Colony. outside the Colony.
9. Without prejudice to the right of any person having Restraint of a sufficient interest in the relief sought to sue or apply for application an injunction to restrain any application of the funds of a of funds of
trade unions, trade union in contravention of the provisions of this Ordi- etc., in con- Dance, such an injunction may be granted at the suit or travention of
the application of the Attorney General.
upon
Ordinance.
10. Every person who contravenes any of the provi- Penalties. sions of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months,
11. No prosecution for any offence under section 3, 6, Sanction of 7, or 8 shall be commenced without the consent of the Attorney Attorney General.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this
7th day of July, 1927.
E. W. HAMILTON,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
General.
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