Trade union (Amendment) Act, 2001 - solicitation of clarific

Kadali RK Rao (Querist) 04 July 2009 This query is : Resolved
Section 4 of TU Act.- Mode of registration - (1) Any seven or more members of a Trade Union may be subscribing their names to the rules of the Trade Union and by otherwise complying with the provisions of this Act with respect to registration, apply for registration of the Trade Union under this Act.

(2) [The principal section re-numbered as sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) inserted by Act 48 of 1960] Where an application has been made under sub-section (1) of the registration of a Trade Union, such application shall not be deemed to have become invalid merely by reason of the fact that, at any time after the date of the application, but before the registration of the Trade Union some of the applications, but not exceeding half of the total number of the persons who made the application, have ceased to be members of the Trade Union or have notice in writing to the Registrar dissociating themselves from the application].

Clarification required w.r.t. TU(Amendment)Act,2001 –

Amendment of section 4. 2. Amendment of section 4.-In section 4 of the Trade Unions Act, 1926 (16 of 1926) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1), the following provisos shall be inserted at the end, namely:- ''Provided that no Trade Union of workmen shall be registered unless at least ten per cent or one hundred of the workmen, whichever is less, engaged or employed in the establishment or industry with which it is connected are the members of such Trade Union on the date of making of application for registration: Provided further that no Trade Union of workmen shall be registered unless it has on the date of making application not less than seven persons as its members, who are workmen engaged or employed in the establishment or industry with which it is connecte .''.

Amendment of section 9. 5. Amendment of section 9.-After section 9 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- "9A. Minimum requirement about membership of a Trade Union.-A registered Trade Union of workmen shall at all times continue to have not less than ten per cent. or one hundred of the workmen, whichever is less, subject to a minimum of seven, engaged or em loyed in an establishment or industry with which it is connected, as its members.''.

Amendment of section 10. 6. Amendment of section 10.-In section 10 of the principal Act, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(c) if the Registrar is satisfied that a registered Trade Union of workmen ceases to have the requisite number of members.''.

In view of the above amended provisions, what would be the minimum workmen required to sustain a Trade Union in any establishment?

I earnestly request all members to urgently clarify.

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Kadali RK Rao (Querist) 16 July 2009
Its very surprise. No reply is seen since 12 days. I earnestly request the members to suggest / answer something.