Trade Unions Act 1940 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Registration
10. Registration
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If the Registrar is satisfied —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the person for the time being appointed by the Minister under section 3 by name or by office to be or to act as Registrar of Trade Unions, and includes any person appointed by the Minister under section 4 to be or to act as an Assistant Registrar of Trade Unions;
that a trade union applying for registration has complied with the provisions of this Act;
that the objects, rules and constitution of the trade union do not conflict with any of such provisions and are not unlawful and that such rules and constitution are not oppressive or unreasonable;
that the trade union is not likely to be used for unlawful purposes or for purposes inconsistent with its objects and rules; and
that, where the trade union is an association or combination of workmen in a particular trade, occupation or industry, it is not likely to be used against the interests of the workmen in that particular trade, occupation or industry,the Registrar may register the trade union in the prescribed manner.
Where a federation applies for registration, the Registrar may register the federation if the Registrar is satisfied that, in addition to the matters in subsection (1), the federation is not likely to be used against the interests of —
the workmen in any trade, occupation or industry with which any constituent trade union is connected; and
in the case of a combined federation, also the platform workers providing any platform service with which any constituent platform work association is connected.
Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (1A), if any one of the objects of a trade union is unlawful, the registration of the trade union shall be void.
trade union
“trade union” means any association or combination of workmen or employers, whether temporary or permanent, whose principal object is to regulate relations between workmen and employers for all or any of the following purposes:(a)to promote good industrial relations between workmen and employers;(b)to improve the working conditions of workmen or enhance their economic and social status;(c)to achieve the raising of productivity for the benefit of workmen, employers and the economy of Singapore,and includes any federation;