Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 54

54. (1) Every trade union and every employers’ association shall be registered in accordan ce with the provisions of this A ct. 40 CAP. 452.] EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (2) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act relati ng to registration, the following provisions shall have effect wit h respect to the registration of trade unions and employers’ associations under this Act, that is to say - (a) an application to register the union or association and its rules shall be forwarded or produced to the Registrar together with two printed copies of the rules and with a list of the names of the officials of the union or association in which there shall also be shown their respective offices; (b) no trade union or employe rs’ association shall be registered under a name id entical with that by which another union or association is for the time being registered under this Act, o r so nearly resembling any such name as to be likel y to deceive the public; (c) if the Registrar is satisfied that the union or association have complied with the provisions of this Act relating to registration, or if the Court of Appeal has so directed under article 55, he shall register the union or association, as the case may be, and its rules; (d) upon registering a trade union or an employers’ association, the Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration. (3) Every alteration of the rules of a registered trade union o r employers’ association shall be registered with the Registrar, and any such alteration shall not take effect except from the date of its registration or from such later d ate as may be specified in the rules. (4) The rules of any registered trade union or employers’ association shall not be so alte red as to cease to satisfy or c omply with the provision of this Act applicable thereto; and the Regi strar shall not register any rules, or alteration to the rules, which contravene the foregoing provisions of this article. Refusal or cancellation of registration.