Clause 11

The Agency may, from time to time, appoint and employ on such terms and conditions as the Agency may determine such other officers, employees, consultants, agents and other persons as the Agency considers necessary for the performance of its functions.

If it appears to the Minister to be necessary for the public safety, defence or security of Singapore, the Minister may require any employee of the Agency to continue in the employment of the Agency for such period as the Minister may determine, and the employee shall continue in the employment of the Agency for that period.

Any decision or determination of the Minister under subsection (2) shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal or review in any court.

No employee of the Agency shall go on strike or instigate or incite others to take part in or otherwise act in furtherance of any industrial action.

Any employee who fails to comply with a requirement of the Minister under subsection (2) or who contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

For the purpose of subsection (4) —

“industrial action” means any action or omission by a body of persons employed in any trade or industry, acting in combination or under a common understanding, which would result in any limitation or restriction on, or delay in, the performance of any duty connected with their employment;

“strike” means the cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any trade or industry acting in combination, or a concerted refusal, or a refusal under a common understanding of a number of persons who are, or who have been so employed, to continue to work or to accept employment.