Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 53

53. (1) Any seven or more members of a trade union or of an employers’ association may, by subscribing their names to the r ules of the union or association, and otherwise complying with the provisions of this Act relating to registration, register the u nion or association under this Act: Provided that if any of the purposes of a trade union or of an employers’ association is unlawful the registration of such union or association shall be void. (2) In determining the number of the members of a trade union for any of the purposes of this Act no account shall be taken o f any individual who has not attained the age of sixteen years or who does not reside in Malta; and in determining the number of the members of an employers’ association no account shall be taken of any person with whom or for whom no individual has entered into or works under a contract of em ployment for service in Malta. Provisions with respect to registration.