LABOUR ACT [Chapter 28:01] (as amended) (2) A trade union, employers organization or federation may, notwithstanding subsection (1) and before it has adopted a written constitution in terms of that subsection, raise funds in respect of membership fees to an amount not exceeding such amount as may be specified by the Minister by statutory instrument for the purposes of this subsection. (3) Every trade union, employers organization or federation shall, within six months of its formation, submit two copies of its constitution to the Minister, and shall within one month of any amendment of its constitution submit copies of such amendment with a statement of the purpose thereof to the persons and authorities mentioned in this subsection. (4) It shall be the duty of every official or office bearer of a trade union, employers organization or federation to ensure compliance with this section. 29 Registration of trade unions and employers organizations and privileges thereof (1) Subject to this Act, any trade union, employers organization or federation may, if it so desires, apply for registration. (2) Every trade union, employers organization or federation shall, upon registration, become a body corporate and shall in its corporate name be capable of suing and being sued, of purchasing or otherwise acquiring, holding or alienating property, movable or immovable, and of doing any other act or thing which its constitution requires or permits it to do, or which a body corporate may, by law, do. (3) [Repealed] (4) Subject to this Act, a registered trade union or federation of such unions shall be entitled— (a) to be assisted by a labour relations officer or designated agent of the appropriate employment council in its dealings with employers; and (b) through its duly authorized representatives, to the right of access to employees conferred by subsection (2) of section seven; and (c) to be provided by employers with the names and other relevant particulars, including particulars as to wages of all employees who are employed in the industry or undertaking for which the trade union or federation is registered, and who are members of the trade union or federation concerned; and (d) to make representations to a determining authority or the Labour Court; and (e) to be represented on any appropriate employment board; and (f) to form or be represented on any employment council; and (g) to recommend collective job action; and (h) to levy, collect, sue for and recover union dues; and (i) to act as an agent union in terms of section thirty-one; and (j) to exercise any other right or privilege conferred by this Act on registered trade unions or federations thereof. Re-issue (4a) In addition to the privileges specified in subsection (4), an official or office-bearer of a registered trade union or federation shall be entitled to take such reasonable paid or unpaid leave during working hours as may be agreed under a collective bargaining agreement for the purpose of enabling the official or office-bearer to perform the functions of his office: Provided that if the parties negotiating a collective bargaining agreement fail to agree on the extent of paid or unpaid leave for the purposes of this subsection, the matter shall be referred by an appropriate authority as defined in section one hundred and two to compulsory arbitration as provided in section ninety-eight. (5) Subject to this Act, a registered employers organization shall be entitled— (a) to be assisted by a labour relations officer or a designated agent of the appropriate employment council in its dealings with trade unions or workers committees; and (b) through its duly authorized representatives, to be provided by trade unions and workers committees with the names and other relevant particulars of all their members; and (c) to make representations to a determining authority or the Labour Court; and (d) to be represented on any appropriate employment board; and (e) to form or be represented on any employment council; and (f) to exercise any other right or privilege conferred by this Act on registered employers organizations. 30 Unregistered trade unions and employers organizations (1) No unregistered trade union or employers organization may in its corporate name— (a) make representations to the Labour Court; or (b) be assisted by a labour relations officer or a designated agent of any employment council. (2) No unregistered trade union or employers organization may, whether in its corporate name or through any of its members— (a) be represented on any employment board; or (b) form or be represented on any employment council; or (c) be entitled to be provided with the particulars specified in paragraph (c) of subsection (4) or paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section twenty-nine. (3) No unregistered trade union may, whether in its corporate name or otherwise— (a) recommend collective job action; or (b) have the right of access to employees conferred by subsection (2) of section seven; or (c) levy, collect or recover union dues by means of a check-off scheme. 31 When trade union may act as agent union (1) Subject to subsection (2), a registered trade union may act as the agent union of employees in any undertaking or industry who are not otherwise represented by a registered trade union if— - 23 - 1st May 2003-