Trade Union Act, 1975

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Power to alter rules for purpose of transfer of engagements.

8.—(1) Where a trade union proposes to transfer its engagements to another trade union and an alteration of the rules of the transferee union is necessary to give effect to the instrument of transfer, the committee of management or other governing body of the transferee union shall, notwithstanding anything in the rules, have power by memorandum in writing to alter the rules so far as may be necessary to give effect to the instrument of transfer.

(2) An alteration of the rules of a trade union under this section shall not take effect unless or until the instrument of transfer takes effect.

(3) This section shall not apply in the case of a trade union the rules of which expressly exclude the application to that union of this section.