Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Trade Unions (Government Employees — Exemption) Notification 2022

Regulation 3

Exemption for defined Government employees

Subregulation 1

Section 28(3) of the Act does not apply to prevent a defined Government employee joining or being a member of, or being accepted as a member of, a trade union —

(a)

that has a membership confined to all or any of the individuals mentioned in sub‑paragraph (2); and (b)that is an affiliate only of or only federates with —

(i)

any other trade union whose membership is also so confined; or

(ii)

any other trade union, or any federation, that has the approval of the Minister.

Subregulation 2

For the purpose of sub‑paragraph (1)(a), the individuals are the following:

(a)

a defined Government employee;

(b)

an employee of the person conducting a Government‑aided school;

(c)

an employee of a body corporate established or constituted by or under a public Act for the purposes of a public function, except the following:

(i)

a Town Council established by section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;

(ii)

[Deleted by S 153/2023 wef 01/04/2023](iii)the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established by section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

(iv)

the Law Society of Singapore established by section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966.