Singapore legislation

Clause 18

of National Arts Council Bill

Clause 18

Transfer of employees

(1)

As from the appointed day, such persons who immediately before that day —

(a)

are employed by the National Theatre Trust; or

(b)

are employed by the Government for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions and services of the Arts Division in the Ministry of Information and the Arts which are similar to any functions vested in the Council by this Act, as the Minister may determine,shall be transferred to the service of the Council on terms not less favourable than those he would have enjoyed had he remained in the service of the National Theatre Trust or the Government, as the case may be.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1), such persons transferred to the service of the Council from the service of the Government, as the Minister may determine, shall before the appointed day be given the option of remaining in the service of the Government.