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The Trade Organisations Ordinance, 1961

( Ordinance NO. XLV OF 1961 )

Amendment, repeal, etc., of articles, memorandum, etc., of trade organisations
8. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act or in any other law for the time being in force or in the articles or memorandum,-
 
 
 
 
(a) a registered trade organisation shall not rescind, amend or otherwise modify its articles or memorandum without the prior approval of the Government; and
 
 
 
 
(b) the Government may, whenever it considers expedient to do so, by order in writing, direct any such trade organisation to rescind, amend or otherwise modify its articles, memorandum, rules or bye-laws or to make any rule or bye-law, in such manner and within such period as may be specified in the order.
 
 
(2) If any registered trade organisation fails or neglects to comply with the direction under clause (b) of sub-section (1), the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, rescind, amend or otherwise modify the articles, memorandum, rules or bye-laws of such trade organisation, or make any rule or bye-law in the manner specified in the direction or with such modification as it thinks fit, and any such rescission, amendment, modification or making shall be deemed to have been duly done by the trade organisation in accordance with the Act or its articles or memorandum or in the manner it is otherwise competent to do so.

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