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The Trade Unions Act, 1926
THE TRADE UNIONS ACT, 1926 ACT NO. 16 OF 1926*1[25th March, 1926.]An Act to provide for the registration of Trade Unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered Trade Unions 2***.WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the registration of Trade Unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered Trade Unions 2***; It is hereby enacted as follows:--CHAPPRELIMINARYCHAPTER IPRELIMINARY1.Short title, extent and commencement.1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the 3*** Trade Unions Act, 1926.4*[(2) It extends to the whole of India 5*** .](3) It shall come into force on such date 6*** as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2.Definitions.2. Definitions.- In this Act 7*[`the appropriate Government'means, in relation to Trade Unions whose objects are not confined to one State, the Central Government, and in relation to other Trade Unions, the State Government, and], unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--(a) "executive" means the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of a Trade Union is entrusted;(b) "8*[office-bearer]", in the case of a Trade Union, includes any member of the executive thereof, but does not include an auditor;[See footnote 1 for this section](c) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;(d) "registered office" means that office of a Trade Union which is registered under this Act as the head office thereof;(e) "registered Trade Union" means a Trade Union registered under this Act;1*[(f) "Registrar" means--(i) a Registrar of Trade Unions appointed by the appropriate Government under section 3, and includes any Additional or ...
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