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Singapore Labour Foundation Bill

Bill No. 10/1977

Read the first time on 29th June 1977.

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Singapore Labour Foundation and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Singapore Labour Foundation Act, 1977, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Board” means the Board of Directors constituted under subsection (1) of section 7;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board elected in accordance with subsection (3) of section 7;

“director” means a member of the Board of Directors referred to in subsection (1) of section 7;

“Foundation” means the Singapore Labour Foundation established under section 3;

“general meeting” means an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting of the Foundation;

“member” means a member of the Foundation;

“National Trades Union Congress” means the National Trades Union Congress registered under the Trade Unions Act (Cap. 129).