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Shop Clubs Act 1902

As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1902 c. 21
Year1902


Shop Clubs Act, 1902

(2 Edw. 7.) CHAPTER 21.

An Act to prohibit compulsory Membership of Unregistered Shop Clubs or Thrift Funds, and to regulate such as are duly registered.

[8th August 1902]

B E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

S-1 Membership of friendly society, &c. not to be condition of employment.

1 Membership of friendly society, &c. not to be condition of employment.

1. It shall be an offence under this Act if an employer shall make it a condition of employment—

a ) That any workman shall discontinue his membership of any friendly society; or
b ) That any workman shall not become a member of any friendly society other than the shop club or thrift fund
S-2 Employer not to require workman to join shop club, &c.

2 Employer not to require workman to join shop club, &c.

2. It shall be an offence under this Act if an employer shall make it a condition of employment that any workman shall join a shop club or thrift fund, unless the shop club or thrift fund is registered under the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, subject to the provisions of this Act, and certified under this Act by the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

No shop club or thrift fund shall be so certified unless the Registrar of Friendly Societies is satisfied—

a ) That the shop club or thrift fund is one that affords to the workman benefits of a substantial kind, in the form of contributions or benefits at the cost of the employer in addition to those provided by the contributions of the workman
b ) That the shop club or thrift fund is of a permanent character and is not a society that annually or periodically divides its funds, and that no member of such shop club or thrift fund shall, except in accordance with the provisions of section six of this Act, be required to cease his membership in such shop club or thrift fund upon leaving the firm with which such club or fund is connected

Before so certifying any shop club or thrift fund, the Registrar shall take steps to ascertain the views of the workmen, and shall be satisfied that at least seventy-five per cent. of the workmen desire the establishment of such shop club or thrift fund, and further shall consider any objections that they may make to the certification.

S-3 Regulations.

3 Regulations.

3. The regulations contained in the schedule of this Act shall apply to any shop club or thrift fund certified under this Act.

S-4 Penalty.

4 Penalty.

4. Every person who commits an offence within the meaning of this Act...

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