Trade Union (Amendment) Act 2005

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendment of Cap. 437, LFN, 1996 No 4, 1996, No 26, 1996, No 1.

2. Insertion of new subsection (4)

3. Substitution for section 16A

4. Amendment of section 17

5. Substitution for section 24

6. Amendment of section 30

7. Deletion of section 33

8. Amendment of section 34

9. Amendment of section 42

10. Amendment of section 34 to 54

11. Short title.

TRADE UNION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2005

An Act to amend the Trade Unions Act; And for related matters

1. The Trade Unions Act, as amended (in this Act reformed to as "the Principal Act") is further amended as set out in this Act.

2. Insert after section 12(3) of the Principal Act a new subsection (4)

"(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, membership of a trade union by employees shall be voluntary and no employee shall be forced to join any trade union or be victimized for refusing to join or remain a member".

3. Substitute for section 16A of the Principal Act a new section:

"16 A. Upon the registration and recognition of any of the trade unions specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, an employer shall-

4. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting subsection (1) for the new subsection.

"(1) Trade union shall pay to the appropriate registered Federation of Trade Unions out of the contribution received from their members, such as may, from time to time, be specified in the constitution of the registered Federation of Trade Unions concerned."

5. Substitute for section 24 of the Principal Act by a new section 24 (1) and (2)

"24 (1) for the purposes of collective bargaining all registered Unions in the employment of an employer shall constitute an electoral college to elect members who will represent them in negotiations with the employer".