(1) The committee of management or other controlling authority of a trade union shall, notwithstanding anything in the rules of the union, have power by memorandum in writing to alter the rules of the union so far as may be necessary to give effect to section 14.

(2) In the case of a trade union which is a trade union under the law of another country having its headquarters control situated in that country, the committee of management or other controlling authority referred to in this Part shall have the same meaning as in section 17(2) of the Trade Union Act, 1975.