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 —
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 —
any other trade union whose membership is also so confined; or
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 defined Government employee;
an employee of the person conducting a Government‑aided school;
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:
a Town Council established by section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;
[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;
the Law Society of Singapore established by section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966.