(a) Every labor organization shall file with the Office of Labor-
Management
Standards the report and (subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of
this section, where applicable) a copy of its constitution and bylaws
required by section 201(a) of the Act and Sec. 402.2, together with one
additional copy of each, within 90 days after the date on which it first
becomes subject to the Act.
(b) A labor organization subject to paragraph (a) of this section
may adopt or may have adopted as its constitution and bylaws (whether by
formal action or by virtue of affiliation with a parent organization) a
constitution and bylaws of a national or international labor
organization which the national or international organization is
required to file under section 201(a) of the Act and this part. In such
a case, a filing by the national or international labor organization of
copies of such constitution and bylaws will be accepted as a filing of
such documents by each such adopting labor organization within the
meaning of section 201(a) of the Act and this part, if the following
conditions are met:
(1) The national or international labor organizations shows in its
report filed under paragraph (a) of this section that copies of its
constitution and bylaws are being filed on behalf of such adopting
organizations as well as on its own behalf, and files such number of
additional copies as the Office of Labor-Management Standards may
request, and
(2) The adopting labor organization shows in its report filed under
paragraph (a) of this section that the national or international
constitution and bylaws are also its constitution and bylaws and that
copies are filed on its behalf by the national or international labor
organization.
If the constitution and bylaws of the adopting labor organization
include other documents, this shall be shown in such report and copies
shall be filed as provided in paragraph (a) of this section.
[28 FR 14381, Dec. 27, 1963, as amended at 35 FR 2990, Feb. 13, 1970; 40
FR 58856, Dec. 19, 1975; 50 FR 31309, Aug. 1, 1985]
