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[s. 20 cont.]

Prohibition of payment of fines or penalties.

Use of funds for political

purposes.

Officers of trade union to account.

Trade Unions and Trade Disputes.

(g) any other object which by notification in the Gazette the Governor may declare to be an object for which such funds may be expended.

21. The funds of a registered trade union shall not be applied either directly or indirectly in payment of the whole or part of any fine or penalty imposed upon any person by sentence or order of a court.

22. The funds of a registered trade union shall not be applied either directly or indirectly in payment of con- tributions to any political party or for any political purpose whether within or without the Colony.

23. (1) Every treasurer or other officer of a registered trade union at such times as by the rules thereof he should render such account as hereinafter mentioned, or having been required so to do, shall render to the members thereof, at a meeting of the trade union, a just and true account of all voluntary subscriptions or collections or any levies made on the members and moneys received and paid by him since he last rendered the like account, and of the balance, then remaining in his hands, and of all bonds and securities of such trade union.

(2) Such account shall be audited by some fit and proper person or persons to be appointed by the members of the trade union at a general meeting and approved by the Registrar.

(3) Upon the account being audited the treasurer or other officer as the case may be shall, if thereupon required, hand over to the trade union the balance which on such audit appeared to be due from him, and shall also if required hand over to the trade union all securities and effects, books, papers and property of the trade union in his hands or custody.

(4) If the treasurer or other officer fails to hand over such things and documents as in subsection (3) required, the committee of management of the trade union or any member for and on behalf of the trade union may sue him in any competent court for the balance appearing to have been due from him upon the account last rendered

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