Trade Unions
The Trade Unions and Trade Disputes Ordinance 1942 (the ‘Ordinance’) defines “trade union” to mean any combination, whether temporary or permanent, the principal purposes of which are under its constitution the regulation of the relations between workmen and masters, or between workmen and workmen or between masters and masters.
Section 8 requires every trade union to be registered. Every officer of a trade union which is not registered, or dissolved within the period prescribed, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale for every day it remains unregistered after the expiration of such period.
Section 5 of the Ordinance prohibits trade unions or any member to perform any acts unless the trade union has been registered. Any trade union or any officer or member thereof who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine.
To register a trade union:
(a) an application to register the trade union and its rules must be sent to the Registrar with copies of the rules and a list of the titles and names of the officers of the trade union;
(b) the Registrar upon being satisfied that the trade union has complied with the rules respecting registration in force under this Ordinance shall, subject to the provisions of section 10, register the trade union and rules;
(c) no trade union shall be registered under a name identical with that by which any other existing trade union has been registered or so nearly resembling such name as to be likely to deceive the members or the public;
(d) the Registrar upon registering a trade union will then issue a certificate of registration.
| Trade Union No | Trade Union Name | Registration Date & Document | |
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17119 |
Falkland Islands General Employees Union |
31.05.2024 |
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