LABOUR ACT [Chapter 28:01] (as amended) ganization or federation for electioneering for the trade union or employers organization or federation or for political purposes; and (d) (e) [Repealed] the equitable sharing of the funds of the trade union or employers organization with any of its branches; and (f) the maintenance of a register of members and a record of the fees, if any, paid by each member and the periods to which those fees relate; and (g) the giving to any person who is refused membership or who is expelled of written reasons for such refusal or expulsion; and (h) such other matters as may be prescribed. 36 Registration of trade unions, employers organizations and federations (1) Subject to this Act, the Registrar may, after considering any representations lodged in terms of subsection (2) of section thirty-three and after the holding of accreditation proceedings, if any, grant or refuse an application for the registration of a trade union or employers organization or federation. (2) When granting any application for registration in terms of subsection (1), the Registrar may, after consultation with the applicant, increase or reduce the interests or area in respect of which the applicant applied for registration. (3) Where the Registrar grants an application for registration of a trade union or employers organization, he shall enter in his register— (a) the name of the trade union or employers organization; and (b) every undertaking or industry in respect of which the trade union or employers organization is registered; and (c) such other particulars as may be prescribed; and shall issue the trade union or employers organization with a certificate of registration in the prescribed form. (4) The Registrar shall, on request, supply any interested person with his reasons for any decision made by him in terms of this section. 37 [Repealed] 38 [Repealed] 39 Application or proposal to vary, suspend or rescind registration (1) Any interested person, including the trade union or employers organization concerned, may apply to the Registrar for the variation, suspension or rescission of the registration of a trade union or employers organization. (2) If a registered trade union or employers organization— (a) no longer adequately represents the interests or area for which it was registered; or (b) has failed to perform any of its functions in terms of this Act; Re-issue the Minister may, after consultation with the trade union or employers organization concerned, direct the Registrar to hold accreditation proceedings to determine whether or not the registration of the trade union or employers organization concerned should be varied, suspended or rescinded. (3) On receipt of an application in terms of subsection (1) or a direction in terms of subsection (2), the Registrar shall publish notice in the Gazette of the application or direction and shall, in such notice, invite any person who wishes to make any representations relating to such application or direction to lodge with him such representations within thirty days of the date of publication of the notice, and to state whether or not he wishes to appear in support of such representations at accreditation proceedings. 40 Variation, suspension or rescission of registration (1) Subject to this Act, the Registrar may, after considering any representations lodged in terms of subsection (3) of section thirty-nine and after the holding of accreditation proceedings, if any, vary, suspend or rescind the registration or certification of a trade union or employers organization. (2) The rescission of the certification of a trade union or employers organization shall have the effect of rescinding the registration of that trade union or employers organization, unless the Registrar otherwise directs. (3) The suspension of the registration or certification of a trade union or employers organization shall have the effect of suspending that trade union or employers organization, as the case may be, from performing all or any of the functions of a registered or certified trade union or employers organization, as may be specified in the order of suspension. (4) The Registrar shall, on request, supply any interested person with his reasons for any decision made in terms of this section. 41 Accreditation proceedings Accreditation proceedings shall be held for the purposes of determining whether or not— (a) a trade union or employers organization should be registered; (b) [Repealed] (c) the registration of a trade union or employers organization should be varied, suspended or rescinded; in any case where— (i) the Registrar considers that such proceedings should be held; or (ii) the Minister directs that such proceedings should be held; or (iii) any interested person has requested such proceedings, whether in relation to a trade union or employers organization which has already been registered or in relation to a trade union or employers organization which is proposed to be registered: Provided that the Registrar may, in any case referred to in this subpara- - 25 - 1st May 2003-