Clause 7

There shall be a students’ association to be known as the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union which shall be constituted by rules made under subsection (1) of section 18 of this Act and shall consist of such constituent bodies as may be prescribed by those rules.(2) The constitution, membership, functions and other matters relating to the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union and each of its constituent bodies shall be so prescribed.(3) The Council may impose and collect from the students or any class thereof such fees as it may determine for the benefit of the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union and its constituent bodies; and such fees may be applied in such manner as the Council thinks fit for the purposes of the Union and its constituent bodies.(4) Until such day as the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union is constituted by rules made under subsection (1) of section 18 of this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as the new Union) there shall continue to exist the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union as constituted before the commencement of the Ngee Ann Technical College (Amendment) Act, 1979 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the old Union); but on that day the old Union shall be deemed to be dissolved and all its property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of every description shall be deemed to vest without any further assurance in the new Union.Application of the Societies Act to the Students’ Union17C.—

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Societies Act (Cap. 262), the provisions of that Act shall apply to the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union constituted by rules made under subsection (1) of section 18 of this Act and its constituent bodies.(2) The Minister charged with responsibility for societies may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt the Ngee Ann Technical College Students’ Union and any of its constituent bodies from all or any of the provisions of the Societies Act subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.”.