Singapore legislation

Section 21

Police officer not to be member of trade union, etc.

(1)

For the purpose of enabling police officers to consider and bring to the notice of the Government matters affecting their welfare and efficiency, including pay, pensions and conditions of service, other than questions of discipline and promotion affecting individuals, there may be established one or more associations which shall operate and be administered in accordance with Police Regulations. Any such association and any branch thereof shall be entirely independent of any trade union or other association outside the Police Force, and shall be deemed not to be a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Unions Act [Cap. 333] and shall be exempt from the provisions of the Societies Act [Cap. 311].

(2)

Subject to subsection (1), no police officer shall become, or after the expiration of one month from the commencement of this Act be, a member of —

(a)

any trade union or any body or association affiliated to a trade union;

(b)

any body or association the objects of which are or one of the objects of which is to control or influence the pay, pensions or conditions of service of any police force; or

(c)

any body or association with political objects.

(3)

Any police officer who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

(4)

Any question whether any association is a trade union or association to which this section applies shall be determined by the Minister on the advice of the Commissioner.

(5)

In this section “police officer” includes any member of the police force of Malaysia present in Singapore under the circumstances referred to in section 44.

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