Amendment of Constitution, etc

(1) Pursuant to section 14(2) of the Act a trade union or employers’ organisation may amend its Constitution, Rules or By-Laws. CAP. 304. (2) An amendment referred to in subregulation (1) may take the form of– (a) a partial amendment to the Constitution, Rules or By-Laws; (b) a complete repeal and replacement of the Constitution, Rules or By-Laws; or (c) may include a change of the name of the Trade (3) An amendment referred to in subregulation (2) shall– (a) in the case of a trade union, be subscribed to by seven or more members of the Trade Organisations (Registration, Recognition and Status) 13 (b) in the case of an employers’ organisation, be subscribed to by three or more members of the (c) be in Form 4 of Schedule I hereto; Form 4. Schedule I. (d) be accompanied by three printed copies of the existing Constitution, Rules or By- Laws, duly dated, authenticated by the seal of the Trade Union or Employers’ Organisation, and the signatures of the President and Secretary of the Trade Union or Employers’ Organisation, or some other officer holding a similar office. (4) The certificate to be issued by the Registrar under section 14(3) of the Act to the effect that the amended Constitution, Rules or By-Laws comply with section 13 of the Act shall be in Form 5 of Schedule I hereto. CAP. 304. Form 5. Schedule I. (5) The amendments referred to in subregulation (2)(a), (b) and (c) shall take effect from the date of issuance of the certificate referred to in subregulation (4). (6) Before approving an application for a change of name, the Registrar shall satisfy himself that the proposed name is not identical to the name of any other trade union or employers’ organisation or so closely resembles any other organisation’s name as to be likely to mislead, deceive or confuse its own members or the public as to its true identity. (7) The certificate of change of name to be issued by the Registrar shall be in Form 6 of Schedule I hereto. Form 6. Schedule I. (8) The requisite fees as provided in Schedule II shall be paid to the Registrar for an application or a certificate referred to in this regulation. Schedule II. Organisations (Registration, 14 Recognition and Status)