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1989 Ed.]

Trade Unions

SCHEDULE 2

[CAP. 332

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(s. 18]

MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MUST BE MADE IN THE

RULES OF EVERY REGISTERED TRADE UNION

The rules of every registered trade union shall-

(a) contain a statement of the name of the trade union and the address of its registered

office;

(b) declare the whole of the objects for which the trade union is established;

(c) subject to the provisions of section 17, declare the conditions under which persons

may enjoy---

(i) voting membership; and

(ii) non-voting membership;

(d)(i) provide for the keeping of a register of members of the trade union; and

(ii) make provision for the maintenance of discipline within the trade union, including provision for appeal to the voting members at a general meeting of the trade union against any decision of the executive cancelling the membership of any member or dismissing any officer;

(e) specify the method of convening and conducting annual general meetings and

extraordinary general meetings, and the matters to be presented to the members of the trade union at such meetings, including in the case of annual general meetings the presentation of audited accounts;

(f) provide for the appointment and replacement of officers of the trade union;

(g) provide that every voting member of the trade union shall have a reasonable

opportunity of voting;

(h) provide that all decisions in respect of the following matters be taken by decision of

the voting members of the trade union by means of secret ballot-

(i) the appointment of members of the executive; (Amended 18 of 1977 s. 7)

(ii) change of name of the trade union;

(iii) amalgamation of the trade union with any other trade union; and

(iv) federation of the trade union with any other trade union or with a trade union

federation;

(i) specify the amount and manner of payment of subscriptions, fees and contributions

payable by members of the trade union;

(j)

(i) subject to the provisions of section 33, specify the purposes to which the funds of

the trade union may be applied;

(ii) provide for the creation, administration, protection, disbursement and disposal of the welfare fund (if any) and declare the conditions under which any member, or the family of any member, of the trade union may become entitled to any benefit assured thereby;

(iii) provide for the administration, protection, disbursement and disposal of the electoral fund, if one is established, and declare the conditions under which money in the fund may be spent; (Added 47 of 1988 s. 8)

(k) provide for the custody and investment of the funds (if any) of the trade union, the designation of the officer or officers responsible therefor, the keeping of accounts and the annual, or more frequent periodic, auditing thereof;

(l) specify the commencement and termination of the financial year of the trade union;

(m) ensure reasonable opportunity for the inspection by members of the trade union of the rules of the trade union, its account books and the registers of the names of the members thereof;

(n) provide for the making, altering, amending and rescinding of the rules of the trade

union;

(o) provide for the method of dissolution of the trade union and the manner in which the

funds thereof shall be disposed of upon dissolution;

(p) provide for the safe custody of the common seal of the trade union. (Added 15 of

1971 s. 30)