Clause 9

A person shall not act as an officer of a trade union or any branch thereof, And shall be disqualified for election as such officer if he has been convicted by any court of criminal breach of trust, extortion or criminal intimidation, or of any offence which, in the opinion of the Minister, renders him unfit to be an officer of a trade union.(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where the Minister is satisfied that the person so convicted has reformed and has become fit to be an officer of a trade union.(3) No person who is not a citizen of Singapore shall act as an officer of a trade union or any branch thereof unless the prior written approval of the Minister has been obtained.(4) Not less than two-thirds of the total number of the officers of every registered trade union shall be persons actually engaged or employed in a trade, occupation or industry with which the trade union is connected.Employees of a trade union32.—

A registered trade union may, subject to subsections (2) and (4) and to the rules of the union, employ and pay such persons as may be necessary for the purposes of the union.(2) A person shall not be employed by a registered trade union under subsection (1) if he has been convicted by a court of a criminal offence and has not received a free pardon in respect thereof, and such conviction in the opinion of the Minister renders him unfit to be employed by a trade union.(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply where the Minister is satisfied that the person so convicted has reformed and has become fit to be employed by a trade union.(4) No person who is not a citizen of Singapore shall be employed by a registered trade union under subsection (1) unless the prior written approval of the Minister has been obtained.”.