Uimhir 33 de 1971

AN tACHT CEARDCHUMANN, 1971

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Mínithe.

1941, Uimh. 22.

1.—San Acht seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1941” an tAcht Ceardchumann, 1941;

tá le “ceardchumann údaraithe” an bhrí a shanntar dó le halt 7 d'Acht 1941;

ciallaíonn “an Comhar” an comhlacht ar a dtugtar Comhar Ceardchumann na hÉireann;

ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Saothair;

tá le “ceardchumann” an bhrí chéanna atá leis sna hAchtanna Ceardchumann, 1871 go 1952.

Ceadúnas margántaíochta a dheonú.

2.—(1) D'ainneoin Chuid II d'Acht 1941 ach faoi réir alt 3 den Acht seo, ní dheonófar ceadúnas margántaíochta do chomhlacht daoine faoin gCuid sin mura comhlacht é a dhéanann, i dteannta coinníoll a shonraítear in alt 7 (1) (a) d'Acht 1941 a chomhlíonadh, na coinníollacha seo a leanas a chomhlíonadh—

(a) go ndéanfaidh sé, tráth nach déanaí ná ocht mí dhéag roimh dháta an iarratais ar an gceadúnas margántaíochta—

(i) fógra a thabhairt don Aire, don Chomhar agus d'aon cheardchumann ar comhaltaí de aon chomhaltaí den chomhlacht, i dtaobh é a bheith ar intinn aige an t-iarratas a dhéanamh,

(ii) a chur faoi deara go bhfoilseofar i bpáipéar laethúil amháin ar a laghad a fhoilsítear sa Stát fógra san fhoirm fhorordaithe (de réir brí Acht 1941), i dtaobh é a bheith ar intinn aige an t-iarratas a dhéanamh, agus

(iii) an tsuim iomchuí a thaisceadh mar éarlais agus a choinneáil taiscthe san Ard-Chúirt, agus

(b) go gcruthóidh sé chun sástacht an Aire go raibh aige, ar dháta nach déanaí ná ocht mí dhéag roimh dháta an iarratais ar an gceadúnas margántaíochta agus ar dháta an iarratais sin, líon nach lú ná 500 comhalta ina gcónaí sa Stát.

(2) Más rud é tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith go mbunófar ceardchumann arb é a bheidh ann ar fad nó go formhór dhá cheardchumann údaraithe nó níos mó a rinne cónascadh le chéile agus a raibh gach ceann acu, díreach roimh an gcónascadh, ina shealbhóir ar cheadúnas margántaíochta, ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1) den alt seo maidir le ceadúnas margántaíochta a dheonú don cheardchumann a bhunófar amhlaidh.

(3) Beidh feidhm ag ailt 14 go 16 d'Acht 1941 maidir le héarlais a taisceadh san Ard-Chúirt faoin Acht seo ionann agus dá mba éarlais faoi Acht 1941 an éarlais agus nuair a bheidh feidhm á thabhairt d'alt 15 d'Acht 1941 maidir le héarlais faoin Acht seo beidh le “an tsuim iomchuí” an bhrí a shanntar dó leis an alt seo.

(4) San alt seo ciallaíonn “an tsuim iomchuí” an tsuim is iomchuí do líon comhaltaí an chomhlachta lena mbaineann de réir an Sceidil a ghabhann leis an Acht seo.

Iarratas chun na hArd-Chúirte.

3.—(1) Aon chomhlacht daoine (dá ngairtear an t-iarratasóir san alt seo) a chomhlíonfaidh coinníoll a shonraítear in alt 7 (1) (a) d'Acht 1941, agus a dhéanfaidh an tsuim iomchuí (de réir brí alt 2 den Acht seo) a thaisceadh mar éarlais agus a choinneáil taiscthe san Ard-Chúirt ach nach gcomhlíonfaidh thairis sin coinníoll a shonraítear in alt 2 den Acht seo, féadfaidh sé iarratas ar dhearbhú faoin alt seo a dhéanamh chun na hArd-Chúirte.

(2) Féadfaidh an Ard-Chúirt, tar éis di aon fhianaise a éisteacht a thabharfaidh an t-iarratasóir, an tAire, an Comhar agus aon cheardchumann eile ar aird, a dhearbhú dá rogha féin nach mbeadh deonú ceadúnais mhargántaíochta don iarratasóir in aghaidh leas an phobail.

(3) Ar dhearbhú faoin alt seo a dhéanamh measfar go ndearnadh, chun críocha alt 10 d'Acht 1941, a chruthú chun sástacht an Aire gur cheardchumann údaraithe an t-iarratasóir.

Caiteachais.

4.—Déanfar na caiteachais a thabhóidh an tAire ag riaradh an Achta seo a íoc, a mhéid a cheadóidh an tAire Airgeadais, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

5.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Ceardchumann, 1971, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Ceardchumann, 1871 go 1971, a ghairm de na hAchta Ceardchumann, 1871 go 1952, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

AN SCEIDEAL

Éarlaisí

Alt 2 (4).

1. I gcás nach mó an líon comhaltaí ná 2,000, is í an éarlais £5,000.

2. I gcás inar mó an líon comhaltaí ná 2,000 ach nach mó é ná 5,000, is í an éarlais £5,000 móide £200 in aghaidh gach 300 comhalta (nó cuid de 300 comhalta) de bhreis ar 2,000 comhalta.

3. I gcás inar mó an líon comhaltaí ná 5,000 ach nach mó é ná 10,000, is í an éarlais £7,000 móide £200 in aghaidh gach 500 comhalta (nó cuid de 500 comhalta) de bhreis ar 5,000 comhalta.

4. I gcás inar mó an líon comhaltaí ná 10,000 ach nach mó é ná 20,000, is í an éarlais £9,000 móide £200 in aghaidh gach 1,000 comhalta (nó cuid de 1,000 comhalta) de bhreis ar 10,000 comhalta.

5. I gcás inar mó an líon comhaltaí ná 20,000 is í an éarlais £11,000 móide £200 in aghaidh gach 1,000 comhalta (nó cuid de 1,000 comhalta) de bhreis ar 20,000 comhalta, ach sin faoi réir uasmhéid sháraithigh £15,000.

Number 33 of 1971

TRADE UNION ACT, 1971

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SCHEDULE

Number 33 of 1971

TRADE UNION ACT, 1971

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1941” means the Trade Union Act, 1941;

“authorised trade union” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7 of the Act of 1941;

“the Congress” means the body known as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;

“trade union” has the same meaning as in the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1952.

Grant of negotiation licence.

2.—(1) Notwithstanding Part II of the Act of 1941 but subject to section 3 of this Act, a body of persons shall not be granted a negotiation licence under that Part unless it is a body which, in addition to fulfilling a condition specified in section 7 (1) (a) of the Act of 1941, fulfils the following conditions—

(a) that, not less than eighteen months before the date of the application for the negotiation licence it—

(i) notifies the Minister, the Congress and any trade union, of which any members of the body are members, of its intention to make the application,

(ii) causes to be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the State a notice in the prescribed form (within the meaning of the Act of 1941) of its intention to make the application, and

(iii) deposited and kept deposited with the High Court the appropriate sum, and

(b) that it shows to the satisfaction of the Minister that, both at a date not less than eighteen months before the date of the application for the negotiation licence and at the date of that application, it had not less than 500 members resident in the State.

(2) Where after the passing of this Act a trade union is formed consisting wholly or mainly of two or more authorised trade unions which have amalgamated and each of which, immediately before the amalgamation, had been the holder of a negotiation licence, subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the grant of a negotiation licence to the trade union so formed.

(3) Sections 14 to 16 of the Act of 1941 shall apply in relation to a deposit made with the High Court under this Act as if the deposit were a deposit under the Act of 1941, and in the application of section 15 of the Act of 1941 in relation to a deposit made under this Act “the appropriate sum” shall have the meaning assigned to it by this section.

(4) In this section “the appropriate sum” means the sum appropriate to the number of members of the relevant body in accordance with the Schedule to this Act.

Application to High Court.

3.—(1) A body of persons (in this section referred to as the applicant) which fulfils a condition specified in section 7 (1) (a) of the Act of 1941, and which has deposited and keeps deposited with the High Court the appropriate sum (within the meaning of section 2 of this Act), but otherwise does not fulfil a condition specified in section 2 of this Act, may apply to the High Court for a declaration under this section.

(2) The High Court, after hearing any evidence adduced by the applicant, the Minister, the Congress and any other trade union, may at its discretion declare that the granting of a negotiation licence to the applicant would not be against the public interest.

(3) On the making of a declaration under this section the applicant shall be deemed, for the purposes of section 10 of the Act of 1941, to have been shown to the satisfaction of the Minister to be an authorised trade union.

Expenses.

4.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Short title and collective citation.

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Trade Union Act, 1971.

(2) The Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1952, and this Act may be cited together as the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1971.

SCHEDULE

Deposits

Section 2 (4).

1. Where the number of members does not exceed 2,000, the deposit shall be £5,000.

2. Where the number of members exceeds 2,000 but does not exceed 5,000, the deposit shall be £5,000 together with £200 for each additional 300 members (or part of 300 members) in excess of 2,000 members.

3. Where the number of members exceeds 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000, the deposit shall be £7,000 together with £200 for each additional 500 members (or part of 500 members) in excess of 5,000 members.

4. Where the number of members exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 20,000, the deposit shall be £9,000 together with £200 for each additional 1,000 members (or part of 1,000 members) in excess of 10,000 members.

5. Where the number of members exceeds 20,000 the deposit shall be £11,000 together with £200 for each additional 1,000 members (or part of 1,000 members) in excess of 20,000 members, but subject to an overriding maximum of £15,000.