Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 35

Section 35 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Notice in writing shall be given to the Registrar of every change of name and every amalgamation, signed —

(a)

in the case of a change of name, by the secretary and 7 members of the registered trade union changing its name; and

(b)

in the case of an amalgamation, by the secretary and 7 members of every registered trade union which is a party to the amalgamation.(1A) Where the trade union referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is a federation, the notice shall be signed by the secretary and 7 delegates representing one or more of the constituent trade unions of the federation.”.