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CONFIDENTIAL

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECISION OF 8.12.70

The Council considered memorandum XCC(70)62.

The Council ADVISED and the Acting Governor ORDERED:

(a) that, subject to the points detailed

below, the Trade Inion Registration (Amendment) Bill 1971 be introduced into the Legislative Council :

(1)

Clause 9(c) the proposed new subsection (34) of section 17 should empower the Governor in Council rather than the Governor to amend the First Schedule;

(ii) Clause 29

Clause 29 - item (e) of the proposed new First Schedule should be amended, subject to further consideration by this Council, by the itemisation of particular offences which may involve violence;

(iii) Clause 10 should be redrafted as advised

orally by the Acting Attorney General.

(b) that the Trade Union Registration (Amendment)

Regulations 1971 be agreed in principle and re-submitted to Council to be made if the Trade Union Registration (Amendment) Bill 1971 is enacted.

AP

Clerk of Councils

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