§ 26 — Cancellation of registration

26.—(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a registered platform work association in any of the following cases:(a)

at the request of the registered platform work association upon its dissolution to be verified in the manner required by the Registrar;

(b)

if the Registrar is satisfied that —(i)

the registration was obtained by fraud or mistake;

(ii)

any of the objects or rules of the registered platform work association is unlawful;

(iii)

the constitution of the registered platform work association or of its executive is unlawful;

(iv)

the registered platform work association is being used for any unlawful purpose or any purpose inconsistent with its objects and rules;

(v)

the registered platform work association has rescinded any rule providing for any matter for which provision is required under section 48, or has wilfully and after notice from the Registrar —(A)

contravened any provision of this Part or allowed any rule to continue in force which is inconsistent with that provision; or

(B)

allowed any rule to continue in force which is, in the Registrar’s opinion, oppressive or unreasonable;

(vi)

the funds of the registered platform work association are expended in an unlawful manner or on an unlawful object or on an object not authorised by the rules of the registered platform work association; or

(vii)

the registered platform work association has ceased to exist;

(c)

in the case of a registered platform work association of platform workers providing a platform service — if the Registrar is satisfied that the registered platform work association is being used, or is likely to be used, against the interests of platform workers providing that platform service;

(d)

in the case of a registered platform work association of platform workers providing a platform service — if the Registrar, having regard to the existence of any other registered platform work association of platform workers providing that platform service, is of the opinion that it is necessary in the interests of the platform workers providing that platform service to cancel the registration of the registered platform work association.

(2) Except in a case falling within subsection (1)(a), the Registrar must give a registered platform work association not less than 2 months’ written notice stating that the Registrar intends to cancel its registration and specifying the ground on which the registration is proposed to be cancelled.

(3) A registered platform work association served with a notice under subsection (2) may, within the period of 2 months starting from the date of the notice, make written representations to the Registrar with respect to the proposed cancellation of its registration.

(4) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a registered platform work association —(a)

after consideration of any written representation made to the Registrar pursuant to the notice mentioned in subsection (2); or

(b)

after the time mentioned in subsection (3), where no representation is so made or any written representation made is subsequently withdrawn.

(5) An order made by the Registrar under this section cancelling the registration of a registered platform work association must —(a)

be dated as of the date on which the order was made;

(b)

specify briefly the grounds for the cancellation of the registration; and

(c)

be immediately served on the registered platform work association.

—(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a registered platform work association in any of the following cases:(a)

at the request of the registered platform work association upon its dissolution to be verified in the manner required by the Registrar;

(b)

if the Registrar is satisfied that —(i)

the registration was obtained by fraud or mistake;

(ii)

any of the objects or rules of the registered platform work association is unlawful;

(iii)

the constitution of the registered platform work association or of its executive is unlawful;

(iv)

the registered platform work association is being used for any unlawful purpose or any purpose inconsistent with its objects and rules;

(v)

the registered platform work association has rescinded any rule providing for any matter for which provision is required under section 48, or has wilfully and after notice from the Registrar —(A)

contravened any provision of this Part or allowed any rule to continue in force which is inconsistent with that provision; or

(B)

allowed any rule to continue in force which is, in the Registrar’s opinion, oppressive or unreasonable;

(vi)

the funds of the registered platform work association are expended in an unlawful manner or on an unlawful object or on an object not authorised by the rules of the registered platform work association; or

(vii)

the registered platform work association has ceased to exist;

(c)

in the case of a registered platform work association of platform workers providing a platform service — if the Registrar is satisfied that the registered platform work association is being used, or is likely to be used, against the interests of platform workers providing that platform service;

(d)

in the case of a registered platform work association of platform workers providing a platform service — if the Registrar, having regard to the existence of any other registered platform work association of platform workers providing that platform service, is of the opinion that it is necessary in the interests of the platform workers providing that platform service to cancel the registration of the registered platform work association.

(2) Except in a case falling within subsection (1)(a), the Registrar must give a registered platform work association not less than 2 months’ written notice stating that the Registrar intends to cancel its registration and specifying the ground on which the registration is proposed to be cancelled.

(3) A registered platform work association served with a notice under subsection (2) may, within the period of 2 months starting from the date of the notice, make written representations to the Registrar with respect to the proposed cancellation of its registration.

(4) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a registered platform work association —(a)

after consideration of any written representation made to the Registrar pursuant to the notice mentioned in subsection (2); or

(b)

after the time mentioned in subsection (3), where no representation is so made or any written representation made is subsequently withdrawn.

(5) An order made by the Registrar under this section cancelling the registration of a registered platform work association must —(a)

be dated as of the date on which the order was made;

(b)

specify briefly the grounds for the cancellation of the registration; and

(c)

be immediately served on the registered platform work association.