Insolvency Act, No. 24 of 1936
R 385
Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Chapter VI : Trade Unions and Employers" OrganisationsPart A : Registration and Regulation of Trade Unions and Employers" Organisations101. Changing constitution or name of registered trade unions or employers" organisations |
(1) | A registered trade union or a registered employers" organisation may resolve to change or replace its constitution. |
(2) | The registered trade union or the registered employers" organisation must send the registrar a copy of the resolution and a certificate signed by its secretary stating that the resolution complies with its constitution. |
(3) | The registrar must— |
(a) | register the changed or new constitution if it meets the requirements for registration; and |
(b) | send the registered trade union or registered employers" organisation a copy of the resolution endorsed by the registrar, certifying that the change or replacement has been registered. |
(4) | The changed or new constitution takes effect from the date of the registrar"s certification. |
(5) | A registered trade union or registered employers" organisation may resolve to change its name. |
(6) | The registered trade union or registered employers" organisation must send the registrar a copy of the resolution and the original of its current certificate of registration. |
(7) | If the new name of the trade union or employers" organisation meets the requirements of section 95(4), (These are the requirements relating to the name of a trade union or employers" organisation to be registered) the registrar must— |
(a) | enter the new name in the appropriate register and issue a certificate of registration in the new name of the trade union or employers" organisation; |
(b) | remove the old name from that register and cancel the earlier certificate of registration; and |
(c) | send the new certificate to the trade union or employers" organisation. |
(8) | The new name takes effect from the date that the registrar enters it in the appropriate register. |