Section 10
Refusal of registration
(1)
If the Registrar is satisfied that —
(a)
(deleted by S 51/2015);
(b)
the purposes of the trade union are unlawful;
(c)
the application is not in conformity with the provisions of this
Act;
(d)
the principal purposes of the combination do not substantially correspond with the principal purposes of a trade union within the meaning of section 2; or
(e)
the combination seeking registration is an organisation consisting of persons engaged in or working at more than one trade, industry or calling and that its constitution does not contain suitable provision for the protection of their respective sectional industrial interests, he may refuse registration.
(2)
(Deleted by S 51/2015).
(3)
When the Registrar refuses to register a trade union, he shall forthwith inform the applicants in writing of the grounds of his refusal.
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(4)
An appeal shall lie to the Minister from a refusal of the Registrar to register a trade union and on such appeal the Minister may make any such order as he thinks proper, including any directions as to the costs of the appeal. Any such order of the Minister shall be final.
(5)
The Minister may make rules governing such appeals, providing for the method of giving evidence, prescribing the time within which such appeals shall be brought, the fees to be paid, the procedure to be followed and the manner of notifying the Registrar of an appeal.
(6)
The Registrar shall be entitled to be heard on any appeal.