335. Registration
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(1) A trade union and employers' organization to which this Division applies shall be registered in accordance with this Division.
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(2) The rights or benefits conferred by this Division on a trade union, or an employers' organization, or its members, may be exercised only if it is registered in accordance with this Division.
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(3) Any—
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(a) twenty members or more of a trade union, other than a federation of trade unions;
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(b) two or more members of a federation of trade unions; or
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(c) six members or more of an employers' organization,
may by subscribing their names to the rules of the trade union or employers' organization and otherwise complying with the provisions of this Division, apply to the Registrar for registration as a trade union or employers' organization.
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(4) Three copies of the constitution of the trade union or employers' organization, duly authenticated by the signature of the president or chairperson and secretary, shall be submitted by the members to the Registrar along with the application.
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(5) If the Registrar is satisfied in respect of an application made under subsection (3) that—
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(a) the requirements of this section have been met;
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(b) the constitution of the trade union or employers' organization is consistent with this Division and the Constitution of Saint Lucia and does not contain provisions which are contrary to any enactment in force in Saint Lucia;
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(c) the name of the trade union or employers' organization is not identical to that of any existing trade union or employers' organization or so closely resembles such name as to be likely to deceive its own members or the members of the public; and
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(d) none of the proposed officers of the trade union is a person who has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty unless that conviction is spent under the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act,
the Registrar shall immediately register the trade union or employers' organization and furnish it with a certificate of registration.