 i!iij '''j!t'~; the indian trade unions (amend- ment) bill, ig60(as introducbd in lox sabra on 18th august, 1960 )  bill" 1960 (as introduced in lolt sabha)a bill further to amend the indian trade union act, 19a6 be it enacted by parliament in the eleventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the indian trade unions (amenc!ment) simm tiiii act, 19go  5 z in the long title of and the preamble to, the indian trade ~t unions act, 1926 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), the of jodi utle words "in the provinces of india" shall be omittm ::k p~-- 3 for clause (1) of section 2 of the principal act, the following t:~!iiiiit clause shall be substituted, namely:-0 eectigd s '(f) "registrar" means-10 (i) a registrar of trade unions appointed by the appropriate government under section 3, and includes any additional or deputy registrar of trade unions; and is (ii) in relation to any trade union, the registrar appointed for the stnte in which the head or registered office as the case may be, of the trade union is situated;' 4 section 3 of the principal act shan be re-numbered as sub- adleqdmea\ retion (1) of section 3 and after sub-section (1) as so re-numbered, ofl8ctioa) the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:-20 "(2) the ppropri •• government may appoiat u mab, additional and deputy becisttars of tratle uaioas  it tjaidb fit for tile purpoee of es:erciaidg and diacbaqiq-, wad the superintendnee and direction of the itetjistrar, ~b pow  and fabctiells af the recistrar u:ider tbia act  itm"  , ,tier, i'peclfy and debe the local limits within which any such addl tional or deputy registrar shall exercise and discharge the powers and functions so specified (3) subject to the provisions of any order under subsection (2), where an additional or deputy registrar exercises 5 and discharges the powers and functions of a registrar in an area within which the registered office of a trade union is situated, the additional or deputy registrar shall be deemed to be the registrar in relation to the trade union for the purposes of this aet," 10 ~t 5 section 4 of the principal act shall be re-numbered as sub- flection 4· section (1) of section 4 and after s\\b-section (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-"(2) for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that an application made under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed is to have become invalid merely by reason of the fact that any person· who signed such application has at any time before the registration of the trade union under this act, ceased to be  member of such union" ~ flf section 6 s after elause (e) of section 6 of the principal act, the follow- ~o ing clause shall be inserted, namely:-"(ee) the payment of a subscription by members of the trade union which shall be not less than twenty-five naye paise per month per member;" amaadnten 7 for clause (e) of section 14 of the principal act, the following 25 of-tied i~ clause shall be substituted, namely:-' "(c) the companies act, 1956," amiildme:nt 8 in clauses (a), (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section 16 of fir -=tiod 16 the principal act, the words and figures "the government of india act, or the government of india act, 1935, or" shall be omitted 30 amendmeat 9 after sub-section (3) of section 28 of the principal act, the ofllctioali following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-"(4) for the purpose of examining the documents referred to in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the registrar, or any officer authorised by him, by general or special order, may at all 35 reasonable times inspect the certificate of registration, accounl books, registers, and other documents, relating to a trade union, at its registered office or may require their production at such place as he may specify in this behalf, but no such place shall ~ be at a distance of more than ten miles from the registered 4"" dee of a trade union it  statement of objects ann fteasonsthe object of this bill is to amend the indian trade unions act, 1926 (16 of 1926), so tis to give dleet to the following recommendations of the sixteenth and seventeenth sessions of the tripartite indian labour conference held in may, 1958 and july, 1959, respectively:-(1) that additional and deputy registrars of trade unions should be appointed wherever necessary, so as to obviate delayii in the disposal of applications for the registration of trade unions; (2) that if the signatories to an application for the registration of a trade union were entitled to apply for its registmtion at the time of application, its registration should not be refused on the ground that any of the signatories has ceased to be a member of such union; (3) that a trade union should prescribe in its rules a minimum membership fee of twenty-five naye paise per month; and (4) that the registrar of trade unions should have power to inspect the account books, membership registers, etc, of tradt: unions for the purpose of examining the returns made by them under section 28 of the act opportunity has also been taken in this connection to make a few formal amendments in the long title and preamble and sections 14 and 16 of the act (see clauses 2, 7 and 8 of the bill) new delhi; the 30th july 1960 g l nanda clause  of the bill enables the appropriate ,government , appoint additional and deputy registrars of trade uniona u and when necessary the appropriate government i& the central goy· ernment in respect of trade unions, the objects of which are dot confined to one state, and also in respect of trade unions, ibe objects of which are confined to union territories there is no intention at present to appoint any additional or deputy registrars in respect of any of the two kinds of trade unions mentioned above in ease any such appointment is made in future, it is estimated that it will entail an expenditure of ebout rs 7,500 per annum from th@ coiliolidated fund of india - - - - - - all act to provide for the registration of t~c udie» and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered trade unions in the provinces of india  - - - - - - wherbas it ia expedient to provide for the registration of trade ulllona and in certain respects to define the law relatin, to registert!d trade unions in the provinces of india; it il hereby enacted as -!']1qwi:-- - - - - - j - - - - - - (f) "'registrat" means·~ registrar of trade unions· appointed by the appropriate government under section 3, and ··the registrar", in relation to any trade union, means the registrar appointed for the state in which the head or registered office, as the case may be, of the trade union is ituated; - - - - - - u - - - - - - - r 1913 (t) the indian companies act, 1913, shall not apply to any udiodl - registered trade union, and the registration of any luch trade union under any nch ad shall be void - - - - - - 1 • - - - - - - (2) the objects referred to in sub-aection (1) are:-(a) the payment of any expenses incurred, either directly 1' indtrtctt11, by a oandidate or prospective candidate for electicn - - u a member of any legislative body constituted under the government of ndia act, or the government of india act, 1935, 26 geo 5 or the constitution or of any local authority, before, during, or c 2 after the election in connection with his candidature or election; -or (b) the holding of any meeting or the distribution of any literature or documents in support of any such candidate or prospective candidate; or (c) the maintenance of any person who is a member of any legislative body constituted under the government of india act, 26 000 5, or the government of india act, 1935, or the constitution or of c2  any local authority; or (d) the registration of electors or the selection of a candidate for any legislative body constituted under the government of india act, or the gov~rnment of india act, 1935, or the 26 ceo 5 constitution or for any local authority; or c2 (e) the holding of political meetings of any kind, or the distribution of political literature or political documents of any kind - - - - - - a bill funher re ftldend the indian trade unions act, 1,26 the president has in pursuance of clause (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha the consideration of the bill m n kaul, secretary  (shri gulzarilal nam14, , f i1hseer of labour and employment) 