s.28Prohibition of actions of tort against trade unions
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Section 28Part 5 — Special provisions

Prohibition of actions of tort against trade unions

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An action against a trade union, whether of workmen or employers, or against any member or officials thereof on behalf of themselves and all other members of the trade union in respect of any tortious act alleged to have been committed by or on behalf of the trade union, shall not be entertained by any Court.
Nothing in this section affects the liability of the trustees of a trade union to be sued in the events provided for by section 13, except in respect of any tortious act committed by or on behalf of the union in contemplation or in furtherance of a trade dispute.

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