23. Liability in tort

Terms defined in s 2

• officer

  officer

  Defined · s 2

  “officer”, in relation to a trade union, includes any member of the executive thereof and any member of any committee, provision for which is made in the rules of the trade union, but does not include an auditor;

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• registered trade union

  registered trade union

  Defined · s 2

  “registered trade union” means a trade union registered under this Act;

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• trade dispute

  trade dispute

  Defined · s 2

  “trade dispute” means any dispute between employers and workmen or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers which is connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of employment or the conditions of work, of any person;

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• trade union

  trade union

  Defined · s 2

  “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;

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