Section 46, The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act, 2024

(1) The constitution of a registered trade union oremployers Organisation shall include - (a) the name of the trade union or employers' organisation and theaddress of its registered officein SierraLeone; (b) the principal objects of the trade union or employers' organisation and the class or classesof employeesor employers which the organisation shall represent; (c) the purposes for which the funds thereof shall be applicable, and theconditions under which a member may become entitled to any benefit assured thereby; (d) the subscription and dues to be paid by a member and the fines and forfeitures to be imposed on a member; (e) the qualification for membership; (f) the organisational structure, the mode of appointment and removal of the officers responsible for the administration of the union or organisation and the powers and duties of such officers; (g) the payment of subscriptions and fees by the members and the method of collection and thegroundsfor qualifying amember from voting on any matter concerning the 36 37 Constitution of trade union or employers' Misleading name. Appeal against refusal to register. No. 6 The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act 2024 No. 6 The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act 2024 (h) provisions for a general meeting open to all members or alternatively to be attended by delegates elected by members on a regional or local level, at least once every 2 years; (i) a provision that a member or delegate, as the case may be, may propose a resolution or question an officer at a general meeting; (j) the specific grounds on which an officer or member may be suspended or expelled from office or from membership; (k) the procedure for suspension or expulsion from office or from membership, including provision that the affected officer or member shall have a right to a fair hearing and that he shall have the right to appeal; (l) a provision for keeping of full and accurate records by the treasurer or other appropriate officer, for the annual audit of the records of the trade union or employers' organisation by a professionally qualified auditor appointed by the organisation, who shall not be a member of that organisation, and for the availability to all members of full audited annual statements of account; (m) a provision for the banking and investment of the trade union or employers' organisation funds; (n) a provision for the paying out of the trade union or employers' organisation funds, including the authority to sign cheques; (o) the conditions under which a member may become entitled to any financial benefit provided by the trade union or employers' (p) the procedure for altering or amending the constitution of the trade union or employers' (q) the inspection of the register of members and other books of the trade union or employers' organisation by a member; (r) the manner of amalgamating with other trade unions or employers'organisations; (s) the manner of dissolving the trade union or employers' organisation; (t) the inspection of the books and names of members of the trade union or employers' organisation by a person having an interest in the funds of the trade union or employers' (2) A registered trade union or employers' organisation shall,upon request, circulate a copy of its current constitution to every person who becomes a member of that trade union or employers' organisation. (3) A copy of the constitution of a registered trade union or employers' organisation shall be delivered by the trade union or employers' organisation to person on demand and on payment of a prescribed fee.