Trade Union Act, 1975

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the amalgamating unions” and “the amalgamated union”, in relation to a proposed amalgamation, mean respectively the trade unions proposing to amalgamate and the trade union which is to result from the proposed amalgamation;

“Minister” means the Minister for Labour;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Friendly Societies;

“trade union”, save where the context otherwise requires, has the same meaning as in the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1971;

“the transferor trade union” and “the transferee trade union”, in relation to a proposed transfer of engagements, mean respectively the trade union proposing to transfer its engagements and the trade union proposing to accept them.

(2) For the purposes of sections 3 and 4 “member”, in relation to a trade union, means a member for the time being entitled to any benefits provided out of the funds of the trade union but, where the rules of a trade union specify the persons (or class of persons) entitled to vote on a particular matter (or class of matter), “member” means those persons.

(3) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection is to the subsection of the section in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other section is intended.