Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 2/1967

Read the first time on 27th February 1967.

An Act to amend the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1955 (No. 26 of 1955).

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

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1967, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 23

2. Section 23 of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1955 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —

“Restrictions on strikes and lockouts

23.—(1) No workman employed in any of the following essential services, that is to say —

(a)	water services;
(b)	gas services; and
(c)	electricity services,

shall go on strike.

(2) No workman employed in any essential service, not being an essential service specified in subsection (1) of this section, shall go on strike —

(a)

unless at least fourteen days before striking he has given to his employer notice of intention to strike as provided by this section;

(b)

before the date of strike specified in such notice of intention to strike; or

(c)

during the pendency of —

(i)	any conciliation proceedings directed by the Commissioner under subsection (2) of section 20 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. 20 of 1960), or by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 22 of the said Ordinance;
(ii)	any proceedings before the Industrial Arbitration Court in respect of a trade dispute of which the said Court has cognizance by virtue of section 30 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960; or
(iii)	any proceedings before a Board of Inquiry appointed by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 72 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960.

(3) No employer shall lock out any workman engaged in any essential service specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) No employer shall lock out any workman engaged in any essential service, not being an essential service specified in subsection (1) of this section —

(a)

unless at least fourteen days before locking out he has given to his workmen notice of intention to lock-out as provided by this section;

(b)

before the date of lock-out specified in such notice of intention to lock-out; or

(c)

during the pendency of —

(i)	any conciliation proceedings directed by the Commissioner under subsection (2) of section 20 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. 20 of 1960), or by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 22 of the said Ordinance;
(ii)	any proceedings before the Industrial Arbitration Court in respect of a trade dispute of which the said Court has cognizance by virtue of section 30 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960; or
(iii)	any proceedings before a Board of Inquiry appointed by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 72 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960.

(5) The notice referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall —

(a)	be delivered to the employer or his manager;
(b)	be signed by not less than seven workmen employed by the employer and concerned in the strike, or by seven representatives of the trade union of which the workmen are members; and
(c)	be in the Form A set out in Part II of the First Schedule to this Ordinance.

(6) The notice referred to in subsection (4) of this section shall —

(a)	be signed by the employer;
(b)	be delivered to a representative of the workmen concerned or to an officer of the trade union to which the workmen belong; and
(c)	be in the Form B set out in Part II of the First Schedule to this Ordinance,

and the employer shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted at three conspicuous places in the place of work where the workmen affected thereby are ordinarily employed.

(7) A copy of every notice which is given under subsection (2) or subsection (4) of this section shall be delivered to the Commissioner within three days after such notice is given.

(8) Every notice which is given under subsection (2) or subsection (4) of this section shall expire at the end of thirty days from the date of such notice.”.

Amendment of section 26

3. Section 26 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “one month” and “fifty dollars” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “twelve months” and “two thousand dollars” respectively; and
(b)	by deleting the words “one month” and “five hundred dollars” appearing in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “twelve months” and “two thousand dollars” respectively.

Amendment of section 27

4. Section 27 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “one thousand dollars” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “two thousand dollars”.

Amendment of section 28

5. Section 28 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “six months” and “five hundred dollars” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “twelve months” and “two thousand dollars” respectively.

Miscellaneous amendments

6.—(1) The following provisions of the Ordinance are hereby amended by deleting the words “Federal Minister” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the word “Minister”: —

Sections 30(1), 30(3), 45, 47 (including marginal note), 48(1), 49(1), 49(2), 49A(1), 49A(2), 51, 53, 54(1), 54(2), 54(3), 54(4), 55(3), 56(1), 56(2) and 59(1).

(2) The following provisions of the Ordinance are hereby amended by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the words “the President”: —

Sections 48(1) (including marginal note), 48(2), 50(1) and 50(2).

(3) The following provisions of the Ordinance are hereby amended by deleting the words “the Colony” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the word “Singapore”: —

Sections 30(1) and 31(2).

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