Singapore legislation

Clause 23

Exception — religious groups

(1)

Despite sections 17, 18 and 19, it is not discrimination for any religious group that employs, or seeks to employ, an individual for any office or employment —

(a)

which is connected with the affairs of the religion, including any function related to the profession, practice or propagation of the religion or instruction in the religion; or

(b)

the purpose of which is to perform any function relating to the establishment, maintenance, administration or operation of —

(i)

any place of worship that is used by the religious group;

(ii)

any institution the primary purpose of which is religious instruction, that is managed by the religious group; or

(iii)

any institution the primary purpose of which is to manage, govern or organise —

(A)

the affairs of the religion; or

(B)

other religious groups that profess, practise or propagate the same religion,to restrict such office or employment to persons professing that religion.

(2)

In subsection (1) —

Definition

“place of worship” means any place —

(a)

that is consecrated or dedicated generally or specifically, or is associated with or regularly used, for the conduct of religious services (such as a mosque, temple, church, cathedral or synagogue); and

(b)

the use of which as a place of worship is not a breach of planning control under the Planning Act 1998;

Definition

“religious group” means a body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate) whose primary purpose is the profession, practice or propagation of a religion.

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