Trade Unions Act · 2023 Revised Edition
15. Federation of trade unions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any two or more registered trade unions whose members are ordinarily employed in a similar trade, occupation or industry may form or create a federation of trade unions:
Provided that —
the votes of at least one-half of the members of each or every such trade union entitled to vote consent in writing either by ballot or otherwise and are recorded in favour of the proposal; and
no federation shall prejudice any right of any such trade union or any right of a creditor of any such trade union.
The provisions of this Act relating to trade unions apply so far as the provisions may be applicable to a federation of trade unions as if such federation were a trade union.
trade union
“trade union” means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, the principal purposes of which are under its constitution the regulation of the relations between workers and employers, or between workers and workers, or between employers and employers, whether such combination would or would not, if this Act had not been enacted, have been deemed to have been an unlawful combination by reason of some one or more of its purposes being in restraint of trade;
Every application for registration of a federation of trade unions shall be signed by the secretary and by seven members of each and every registered trade union forming or creating such federation.
Upon receipt of any such application, the Registrar shall, if satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with and that the federation is entitled to registration, register the federation.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Unions appointed under section 6;
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A registered trade union may affiliate with a registered federation of trade unions representing a similar trade, occupation or industry if the consent of the members of the trade union to such affiliation has been obtained in the manner provided in subsection (1) and the federation of trade unions files with the Registrar a notice, signed by the secretary of the federation, that the application to affiliate has been duly approved by the federation.
Notice in writing of any resolution for affiliation passed by a registered trade union under subsection (5) signed by the secretary and by seven members of such union shall be filed with the Registrar within one month of the date of the passing of such resolution.
Upon the filing of both the notices referred to in subsections (5)
and (6), the Registrar shall, if satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with and that the trade union is entitled to affiliate with the federation, enter the fact of such affiliation in the register, and, from the date of such entry, the trade union is deemed to be a member of the federation.
Officers of trade union [S 51/2015]
Terms defined in s 2
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Trade Unions appointed under section 6;
trade union
Defined · s 2“trade union” means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, the principal purposes of which are under its constitution the regulation of the relations between workers and employers, or between workers and workers, or between employers and employers, whether such combination would or would not, if this Act had not been enacted, have been deemed to have been an unlawful combination by reason of some one or more of its purposes being in restraint of trade;