(1) Even though an
association (whether registered or not) has purposes in restraint of trade,
its purposes will not, for that reason, be regarded as unlawful.
(2) It follows that an
association is not to be regarded as an unlawful association because it has
purposes in restraint of trade, nor are its members liable to prosecution for
conspiracy or any other criminal offence for that reason, nor is any agreement
or trust rendered void by the restraint of trade.