Trade Union Act, 1871

Trade union contracts, when not enforceable.

4. Nothing in this Act shall enable any court to entertain any legal proceeding instituted with the object of directly enforcing or recovering damages for the breach of any of the following agreements, namely,

1. Any agreement between members of a trade union as such, concerning the conditions on which any members for the time being of such trade union shall or shall not sell their goods, transact business, employ, or be employed:

2. Any agreement for the payment by any person of any sub-scription or penalty to a trade union:

3. Any agreement for the application of the funds of a trade union—

(a.) To provide benefits to members; or

(b.) To furnish contributions to any employer or workman not a member of such trade union, in consideration of such employer or workman acting in conformity with the rules or resolutions of such trade union; or

(c.) To discharge any fine imposed upon any person by sentence of a court of justice; or

4. Any agreement made between one trade union and another; or

5. Any bond to secure the performance of any of the above-mentioned agreements.

But nothing in this section shall be deemed to constitute any of the above-mentioned agreements unlawful.