LegalizeTrade Union Act , 1952
1 Act of 1947.
1.—In this Act the expression “the Act of 1947” means the Trade Union Act, 1947 (No. 17 of 1947).
2 Appointed day.
2.—It shall be lawful for the Minister for Industry and Commerce, when he so thinks proper, by order to appoint a day (in this Act referred to as the appointed day) to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Act.
3 Extension of section 2 of the Act of 1947.
3.—Section 2 of the Act of 1947 is hereby amended by the substitution for references to the period commencing on the passing of that Act and ending on the 8th day of July, 1952, inserted therein by the Trade Union Act, 1951 (No. 14 of 1951), of references to the period commencing on such passing and ending on the appointed day.
4 Continuance of existing orders.
4.—Every order—
(a) made under subsection (1) of section 2, or continued in force by section 3, of the Act of 1947, and
(b) in force on the 8th day of July, 1952,
shall continue in force until the appointed day unless previously revoked.
5 Short title and collective citation.
5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Trade Union Act, 1952.
(2) The Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1951 and this Act may be cited together as the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1952.
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