TRADE UNIONS ACT

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TRADE UNIONS ACT

CHAPTER T14, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, LFN, 2004

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

An Act to make Provisions with respect to the formation, registration and organization of trade unions, federations of trade unions and the Central Labour Organization.

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 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I — TRADE UNIONS

Registration of trade combinations as Trade Unions

1.      Meaning of “trade unions” in this Act.

2.      Unregistered trade prohibited from functioning.

3.     Application for registration of trade union.

4.     Matters to be provided for in registration rules.

5.     Procedure on receipt of application for registration.

6.     Restriction as regards names of trade unions

7.      Cancellation of registration.

8.     Proceedings on appeal against refusal or cancellation of registration.

9.     Compulsory dissolution of trade union in certain circumstances.

10.    Voluntary dissolution of trade union.

General provisions affecting trade unions

11.    Members of armed forces, police, etc. prohibited from forming or joining trade union.

12.    Membership of trade union not to be restricted on discriminatory grounds.

13.    Person convicted of certain offences disqualified from holding office in a trade union.

14.    Restriction on the number of trade unions of which a person may be an official.

15.    Trade union dues not to be applied for political purposes.

16.    Trade union funds not to be used for certain proceedings

17.    Deduction from wages of union members

18.    Payment of trade union dues to the Central Labour Organisation.

19.    Injunction to restrain misapplication of funds of trade union.

20.    Membership of persons under twenty-one years of age.

21.    Registered office of trade union.

22.    Copies of rules to be sold on demand.

Benefits of registration

23.    Trade unions not unlawful as such.

24.    Prohibitions of act in tort against trade unions.

25.    Recognition of registered trade union obligatory.

26.    Right of member to nominate recipient of sums of payable on de

Change of name, amalgamation, and alteration of rules of trade unions

27.    Change of name of trade union.

28.    Amalgamation of trade union.

29.    Alteration of trade union.

PART II — FEDERATIONS OF TRADE UNIONS

30.    Formation of federation of trade unions.

31.    Admission of further trade unions to membership of registered federation.

32.    Application of certain provisions of Part 1 to federations of trade unions at a time.

33.    No person to hold office in more than one federation of trades unions at the same time.

PART III — CENTRAL LABOUR ORGANISATION

34.    Formation of Central Labour Organisation.

35.    Powers of Central Labour Organisation and application of certain provisions of Part 1.

36.    Admission of further bodies to membership of Central Labour Organisation.

PART IV — ACCOUNTS AND RETURNS OF REGISTERD BODIES

37.    Annual returns.

38.    Duty of treasurer and other officials to render accounts.

39.    Copies of audited accounts to be sent to the registrar.

40.    Power of registrar to call for account at any time.

41.    Investigation of unsatisfactory accounts by registrar.

42.    Power of registrar to institute proceedings on behalf of registered body in certain circumstances.

PART V — MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

43.    Peaceful picketing.

44.    Certain acts not actionable in tort if in contemplation or furtherance of trade dispute.

45.    Companies and Allied Matters Act not to apply to bodies registerable under this Act.

46.    The Registrar of Trade Unions.

47.    Certain matters to be notified in Gazette.

48.    Penalty for issuing false copies of rules of registered body.

49.    Penalty for including false information in any document sent to Registrar.

50.    General penalty for offences against this Act.

51.    Jurisdiction.

52.    Validity of act not to be enquired into

53.    Regulations.

54.    Interpretation.

55.    Repeals and transitional provisions.

56.    Short title.

FIRST SCHEDULE — MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN RULES OF TRADE UNIONS

SECOND SCHEDULE — REPEALS

THIRD SCHEDULE — LIST OF REGISTERED AND RECOGNISED TRADE UNIONS

TRADE UNIONS ACT [1973 No. 31.]

An Act to make Provisions with respect to the formation, registration and organization of trade unions, federations of trade unions and the Central Labour Organization.

L.N. 62 of 1973

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[Commencement]                                 (1^st November, 1973)]

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