### Trade Unions Ordinance 《職工會條例》

56. Additions to membership of trade union federations
(1) Where a trade union federation has been registered under this Ordinance, no trade union shall subsequently enter into any agreement for membership thereof or be a member of such registered trade union federation unless—
(a) (Repealed 102 of 1997 s. 8)(b) application for membership of such registered trade union federation has been submitted to the Registrar in the prescribed form, which shall be signed by the secretary and not less than 7 voting members of the trade union applying for such membership, any of whom may be officers thereof, and contain a declaration that such application is made with the consent of the voting members of the trade union as declared by a majority of the votes taken by secret ballot at a general meeting thereof;
(c) there has been submitted to the Registrar a declaration signed by all of the officers of such registered trade union federation signifying consent; and (Amended 13 of 1995 s. 2)
(d) the Registrar, having satisfied himself that all of the requirements of this Ordinance have been complied with, has signified his consent in writing to such trade union joining in membership with such trade union federation.
(2) If any registered trade union, being a member of a registered trade union federation, shall cease to be registered, such trade union shall forthwith cease to be a member of such registered trade union federation.
(3) Where, under subsection (1)(d), the Registrar has signified his consent to any registered trade union joining in membership with a trade union federation and, in respect of any declaration made for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c), there has been a contravention of section 58(3), the Registrar may forthwith withdraw such consent.
(4) If any trade union, or any person acting for or on behalf of or in the name of a trade union with the consent of the trade union, takes any part in the affairs or business of a registered trade union federation of which such trade union is not a properly constituted member in accordance with this Ordinance and the rules of such registered trade union federation, such trade union or person, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2020)

### Trade Unions Ordinance 《職工會條例》

57. Officers of trade union federations
No person shall be an officer of a registered trade union federation unless—
(a) (i) he is an officer of one of the component registered trade unions comprising such trade union federation; and
(ii) he is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong; or (Amended 102 of 1997 s. 9)
(iii) (Repealed 102 of 1997 s. 9)(b) he is a voting member of one of the component registered trade unions comprising such trade union federation.
(Replaced 18 of 1977 s. 6)

58. Forms and offences in relation thereto
(1) The Registrar may prescribe all such forms as may, in his opinion, be required for the carrying out of this Ordinance.
(2) Any form prescribed under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.
(3) Any person who—
(a) in any form prescribed by the Registrar under subsection (1), or in any declaration accompanying any such form, makes any statement or furnishes any information that he knows to be false or has reason to believe to be false;
(b) causes or procures any such statement to be made or any such information to be furnished in any such form or in any such declaration; or
(c) in any such form or in any such declaration makes any statement or furnishes any information recklessly,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2020)
(4) Any person who—
(a) signs any form prescribed by the Registrar under subsection (1) knowing that it contains any false statement or any statement that he has reason to believe to be false; or
(b) signs any such form recklessly,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2020)

### Trade Unions Ordinance 《職工會條例》

59. Regulations
(1) Save as provided in section 58 and notwithstanding anything in the rules of any registered trade union, the Chief Executive in Council may by regulation provide for— (Amended 56 of 2000 s. 3)
(a) all matters stated or required in this Ordinance to be prescribed;
(b) books, registers and forms to be used for the purposes of this Ordinance;
(c) the manner in which the accounts of registered trade unions shall be audited and the qualifications of persons by whom they may be audited;
(d) the seal, if any, to be used by the Registrar for the purpose of registration of trade unions;
(e) inspection of registers and documents kept by the Registrar and the making of copies of entries therein;
(f) fees to be charged for inspection and any other service or matter prescribed or permitted by this Ordinance;
(g) the due disposal and safe custody of the funds and moneys of a registered trade union;
(h) the creation, administration, protection, control and disposal of the welfare and electoral funds of registered trade unions and all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; (Amended 47 of 1988 s. 7)
(i) generally for giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) Regulations made under this section may be of general application or limited to any particular registered trade union or class of registered trade unions.
(3)  Regulations made under this section may provide that any person who, or any registered trade union that, contravenes any of the provisions of such regulations shall be guilty of an offence and may prescribe penalties therefor:
Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2020) 

60. Delegation of powers
The Registrar may delegate to any officer of the Registry of Trade Unions, either generally or particularly, such of his powers, functions or duties under this Ordinance as he may consider expedient:
Provided that no delegation made hereunder shall preclude the Registrar from exercising or performing at any time any of the powers, functions or duties so delegated.(Amended L.N. 446 of 1994)

61. Liability of officers thereof where offence committed by trade union
Where any offence against this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder has been committed by any registered trade union, every officer of the trade union shall be guilty of the like offence unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court that the act constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.