Trade Unions Act · 2023 Revised Edition
28. Alteration of rules of trade unions etc.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every alteration of the rules, or of the titles or names of the officers, of a registered trade union shall be registered with the Registrar and shall take effect from the date of registration unless some later date is specified in the rules.
The rules of a registered trade union shall not be altered so that they cease to contain provisions in respect of the several matters mentioned in the Schedule.
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;
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;