2.Section 20 of the Trade Unions Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the " principal enactment ", is hereby amended by the substitution, for sub-section (2) thereof, of the following sub-section: -
| ' (2) An association or combination consisting of
| | | (b) members of the Armed Forces; | | |
| | | | (e) members of any corps established under the Agricultural Corps Ordinance, | | |
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shall, notwithstanding anything in its objects, be deemed not to be a trade union, and nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to, or in relation to, any such association or combination. In this sub-section-
| (a) " judicial officer " means a person holding judicial office, within the meaning of the Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, 1946; |
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| (b) " Armed Forces " means the Ceylon Army, the Royal Ceylon Navy and the Royal Ceylon Air Force; |
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| (c) " police officer " means a member of the police force established under the Police Ordinance; and |
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| (d) " prison officer " has the same meaning as in the Prisons Ordinance but does not include any medical officer or apothecary for the time being on the staff of any prison.'. |
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