Section 24 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Duty to maintain register of members’ names and addresses.

Duty to maintain register of members’ names and addresses. 24 1 A trade union shall compile and maintain a register of the names and addresses of its members, and shall secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the entries in the register are accurate and are kept up-to-date.

2 The register may be kept by means of a computer.

3 A trade union shall—

a allow any member, upon reasonable notice, to ascertain from the register, free of charge and at any reasonable time, whether there is an entry on it relating to him;

and b if requested to do so by any member, supply him as soon as reasonably practicable, either free of charge or on payment of a reasonable fee, with a copy of any entry on the register relating to him. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 For the purposes of this section a member’s address means either his home address or another address which he has requested the union in writing to treat as his postal address.

6 The remedy for failure to comply with the requirements of this section is by way of application under section 25 (to the Certification Officer) or section 26 (to the court) ; see also the powers of the Certification Officer under section 24B to make a declaration and an enforcement order . . . ..