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In the event of a contravention of subsection (3), (4) or (6), the registered trade union shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $200.
(Amended 15 of 1971 s. 11)
19. Copies of rules
A copy of the rules of a registered trade union shall be delivered by the trade union to any person demanding the same and tendering payment in advance of a sum not exceeding $2.
20. Registered office
(1) Every registered trade union shall have a registered office situate in Hong Kong and a postal address to which all communications and notices may be addressed (Amended 47 of 1988 s. 3)
(2) Notice of the situation of the registered office and of the postal address, and of any change therein, shall, within 2 weeks of the registration of the trade union or of such change, as the case may be, be given to the Registrar and shall be registered by him, and the trade union shall not be deemed to have complied with this Ordinance until such notice has been given.
(3) Any registered trade union that
(a) operates without having a registered office or without giving notice of the situation of its registered office; or
(b) operates at any place to which its registered office may have been removed without having given notice of the change in the situation thereof to the Registrar; or
(c) operates without having a postal address or without giving notice of its postal address; or
(d) fails to give notice to the Registrar of a change in its postal address,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $100.
20A. Seal
(1) A registered trade union shall have a common seal bearing its registered name in legible characters.
(2) The common seal of a trade union shall only be used by the authority of the executive of the union and every instrument to which the common seal shall be affixed shall be signed by an officer or a member appointed by the executive for that purpose and countersigned by the chairman, treasurer or secretary.
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1989 Ed.]
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In the event of a contravention of subsection (3), (4) or (6), the registered trade union shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $200.
(Amended 15 of 1971 s. 11)
19. Copies of rules
A copy of the rules of a registered trade union shall be delivered by the trade union to any person demanding the same and tendering payment in advance of a sum not exceeding $2.
20. Registered office
(1) Every registered trade union shall have a registered office situate in Hong Kong and a postal address to which all communications and notices may be addressed (Amended 47 of 1988 s. 3)
(2) Notice of the situation of the registered office and of the postal address, and of any change therein, shall, within 2 weeks of the registration of the trade union or of such change, as the case may be, be given to the Registrar and shall be registered by him, and the trade union shall not be deemed to have complied with this Ordinance until such notice has been given.
(3) Any registered trade union that
(a) operates without having a registered office or without giving
notice of the situation of its registered office; or
(b) operates at any place to which its registered office may have been removed without having given notice of the change in the situation thereof to the Registrar; or
(c) operates without having a postal address or without giving notice
of its postal address; or
(d) fails to give notice to the Registrar of a change in its postal
address,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $100.
20A. Seal
(1) A registered trade union shall have a common seal bearing its registered name in legible characters.
(2) The common seal of a trade union shall only be used by the authority of the executive of the union and every instrument to which the common seal shall be affixed shall be signed by an officer or a member appointed by the executive for that purpose and countersigned by the chairman, treasurer or secretary.
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