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No. S 845

Platform Workers Act 2024

Platform Workers
(Platform Work Associations)
Regulations 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Platform Workers Act 2024, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Platform Workers (Platform Work Associations) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 1 November 2024.

Definition

2. In these Regulations, “financial institution” has the meaning given by section 27(7) of the Act.

Forms

3. The Forms to be used for the purposes of these Regulations are those set out in the First Schedule.

4. For the purposes of section 21(1) of the Act, the particulars of each registered platform work association of which the Registrar must keep and maintain a register are set out in Form A.

Application for registration

5.—(1) Every application for registration as a platform work association under section 23(1) of the Act must be made to the Registrar substantially in Form B.

(2) Every statement accompanying an application under section 23(2)(c) of the Act must state the personal particulars and occupation of —

(a)	the members of the platform work association mentioned in section 23(1)(b) of the Act; and
(b)	the officers of the platform work association.

Manner of registration

6.—(1) The registration of a platform work association must be made by the Registrar entering in the register all the particulars prescribed in Form A which are applicable.

(2) The Registrar must make all other entries in the register and any alteration or change in the register where it has been brought to the Registrar’s attention.

(3) Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar that an error has been made in an entry in the register, that entry may be amended by the Registrar.

Certificate of registration

7. The certificate of registration issued by the Registrar under section 24(4) of the Act must be substantially in Form C.

Application for cancellation of registration

8. The following apply to every application for cancellation of registration of a registered platform work association under section 26(1)(a) of the Act:

(a)

the application must be —

(i)	made to the Registrar substantially in Form D; and
(ii)	signed by the secretary of the registered platform work association and at least 7 other members;

(b)

if the registered platform work association has a seal, the seal must be affixed to the application;

(c)

a certificate, signed by the secretary and the members of the registered platform work association mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii), to the effect that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of their knowledge and belief, must be appended to the application.

Power of Registrar to call for evidence, etc.

9. Upon an application for the cancellation of the registration of a registered platform work association being presented to the Registrar, if the Registrar has reason to believe that the applicants have not been duly authorised by the registered platform work association to make the application, the Registrar may, for the purpose of ascertaining the facts —

(a)	require the applicants to provide any evidence that the Registrar considers necessary; and
(b)	examine any officer of the registered platform work association.

Notice to cancel registration

10. The Registrar must, when he or she proposes to cancel the registration of a registered platform work association under section 26(1)(b) of the Act, cause a notice substantially in Form E to be served on the registered platform work association.

Surrender of certificate of registration

11. The secretary of a registered platform work association must surrender the certificate of registration issued to the registered platform work association to the Registrar on receipt of the order of the Registrar cancelling the registration of the registered platform work association.

Notice of change of name

12.—(1) A notice of a change of name of a registered platform work association under section 45(1) of the Act must be given to the Registrar substantially in Form F.

(2) The Registrar must effect the registration of a change of name by entering in the register the particulars prescribed in item 8 of Form A.

(3) When the Registrar registers a change of name, the Registrar must certify under his or her signature at the foot of the certificate of registration that the new name has been registered.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the secretary of the registered platform work association must present the certificate of registration to the Registrar.

Notice of amalgamation

13.—(1) A notice of an amalgamation of registered platform work associations under section 45(1) of the Act must be given to the Registrar substantially in Form G.

(2) When an amalgamated platform work association is registered under section 45(4) of the Act, the following apply:

(a)	the amalgamated platform work association must be assigned a new number in the register;
(b)	the particulars prescribed by regulation 4 must be entered in the register;
(c)	the Registrar must issue in respect of the amalgamated platform work association a certificate of registration in Form C;
(d)	the Registrar must note the fact of amalgamation against the entries in the register (if any) relating to the registered platform work associations so amalgamated.

Notice of dissolution

14.—(1) When a registered platform work association is dissolved, notice of the dissolution under section 52(1) of the Act must be sent to the Registrar substantially in Form H.

(2) The secretary of the registered platform work association must surrender the certificate of registration together with the notice of dissolution under section 52(1) of the Act.

(3) When the Registrar registers the dissolution, the Registrar must send to the secretary of the registered platform work association a notice that the dissolution has been registered.

Notice of change of registered office

15. A notice of a change in the location of the registered office of a platform work association under section 47(2) of the Act must be given to the Registrar substantially in Form I.

Notice of new rules or alteration of rules

16. An application to register any new rule or an alteration of any rule of a registered platform work association under section 48(3) of the Act must be —

(a)	made to the Registrar substantially in Form J; and
(b)	signed by the secretary of the registered platform work association.

Notice of change of officers or titles of officers

17. A notice of a change of officers, or the title of any officer, of a registered platform work association under section 50(2) of the Act must be —

(a)	given to the Registrar substantially in Form K; and
(b)	signed by the secretary of the registered platform work association.

Notice of change of employees

18. A notice of any change of employees of a registered platform work association under section 51 of the Act must be —

(a)

given to the Registrar substantially in Form L; and

(b)

signed by —

(i)	the secretary of the registered platform work association; or
(ii)	an officer or employee of the registered platform work association authorised in writing by the secretary to sign the notice on behalf of the secretary.

Notice of change of trustees

19. A notice of any change of trustees of a registered platform work association under section 53(5) of the Act must be —

(a)	given to the Registrar substantially in Form M; and
(b)	signed by the secretary of the registered platform work association.

Form of account rendered by treasurer

20.—(1) The accounts rendered to a registered platform work association by its treasurer or any other officer responsible for the accounts under section 61 of the Act must be substantially in Form N.

(2) There must be appended to the accounts a statutory declaration by the treasurer or other officer (as the case may be) to the effect that the statement of accounts is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.

Duty to keep accounts and records, etc.

21.—(1) Every registered platform work association must —

(a)	keep proper accounts and records of its transactions and affairs, which must include a cash book, a journal and a general ledger with respect to its transactions, assets and liabilities;
(b)	establish and maintain a system of control to ensure that all payments out of its moneys are correctly made and properly authorised and that adequate control is maintained over the assets of, or in the custody of, the registered platform work association and over the expenditure incurred by it; and
(c)	keep all books of account and their source documents for a period of not less than 5 years.

(2) The accounts and records kept by a registered platform work association under paragraph (1) must include any accounts and records that are necessary to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the registered platform work association and to explain its transactions.

(3) Despite paragraphs (1) and (2), the Registrar may, if the Registrar thinks it necessary, by written notice require any registered platform work association to maintain any other accounts and records that may be specified in the notice.

Annual return

22.—(1) The general statement under section 63(1) of the Act must —

(a)	be sent to the Registrar on or before 30 September in each year;
(b)	be substantially in Form O; and
(c)	contain all the particulars indicated in that Form.

(2) There must be appended to the general statement a statement by the treasurer or other officer responsible for the accounts (as the case may be) to the effect that the statement of accounts is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.

Qualification of auditors

23. A person to be approved by the Registrar under section 61(3) of the Act to audit the accounts of a registered platform work association must be a public accountant within the meaning of the Accountants Act 2004.

Manner of audit

24.—(1) The auditor or auditors appointed by a registered platform work association with the Registrar’s approval to audit the registered platform work association’s accounts must —

(a)	verify the annual return with the accounts and vouchers relating to the annual return; and
(b)	thereafter sign the auditor’s declaration appended to Form O, indicating separately on that Form under his or her signature or their signatures a statement showing in what respect he, she or they found the return to be incorrect, not supported by vouchers, or not in accordance with the Act.

(2) The particulars given in the statement mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) must indicate —

(a)	every payment which appears to be unauthorised by the rules of the registered platform work association or contrary to the provisions of the Act;
(b)	the amount of any deficiency or loss which appears to have been incurred by the negligence or misconduct of any person; and
(c)	the amount of any sum which ought to have been, but is not, brought to account by any person.

Inspection of register and document, etc.

25.—(1) Any person may, on written application to the Registrar and payment of the prescribed fee, inspect the register of platform work associations during office hours.

(2) Any member of a registered platform work association may, on written application to the Registrar and payment of the prescribed fee, inspect any document required to be submitted to the Registrar by the registered platform work association under the Act or these Regulations.

(3) Where any information in the register or any document submitted to the Registrar by a registered platform work association under the Act or these Regulations is kept in an electronic form, the Registrar may, as he or she thinks fit —

(a)	on written application by any person and payment of the prescribed fee, provide to the person a copy of or an extract from the register; and
(b)	on written application by any member of a registered platform work association and payment of the prescribed fee, provide to the member a copy of or an extract from any document required to be submitted to the Registrar under the Act or these Regulations by the registered platform work association to which the member belongs.

Power of Registrar to inspect books and documents

26.—(1) The Registrar may at any time inspect all books and documents in the possession of or under the control of any registered platform work association and any account kept by any registered platform work association with any financial institution, and during the inspection the secretary and the treasurer of the registered platform work association must give every assistance in their power to the Registrar.

(2) The secretary of a registered platform work association must, on a notice being served on the registered platform work association by the Registrar, authorise in writing the financial institution at which the registered platform work association’s account is kept to disclose to the Registrar the registered platform work association’s account and documents incidental to the account.

Disposal and custody of funds

27.—(1) The committee of every registered platform work association must open a current account with a bank in the name of the registered platform work association.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), all moneys received by the registered platform work association, except moneys the disposal and custody of which are governed by rules relating to a benevolent fund, must be paid into that account within 7 days of the receipt of the moneys.

(3) The treasurer or secretary of the registered platform work association may retain as cash‑in‑hand any sum that may be prescribed by the rules of the registered platform work association.

(4) All cheques or withdrawal orders drawn on the account mentioned in paragraph (1) must be signed by the following officers of the registered platform work association:

(a)	the chairperson (or the analogous officer) or in his or her absence the vice‑chairperson (or the analogous officer);
(b)	the treasurer or secretary or, in the absence of the treasurer and secretary, a member of the committee appointed by the committee to sign in place of the absent treasurer or secretary;

(5) The secretary of the registered platform work association must report to the Registrar the name of the bank with which the account mentioned in paragraph (1) has been opened and the Registrar must enter the name of the bank in the register.

(6) The secretary of every registered platform work association must report to the Registrar the particulars of any account other than the account mentioned in paragraph (1) that is opened or kept by the registered platform work association with any other financial institution.

(7) Where the Minister makes a direction under section 27(2) of the Act, the committee must suspend such officers who have powers of disposal and custody of any funds of the registered platform work association under its constitution until such time as the investigation by the public authority is completed and must immediately inform the Registrar of the suspension.

(8) The committee may appoint, subject to the approval of the Registrar, such other officers to carry out the duties of the officers under suspension by virtue of paragraph (7).

Benevolent funds

28.—(1) A registered platform work association must not create a benevolent fund unless rules governing the creation, administration, protection, control and disposal of the fund and governing all matters connected with or incidental to the fund have been approved in writing by the Registrar.

(2) A registered platform work association must not make any new rule or any alteration of any rule of an existing benevolent fund unless the new rule or alteration has been approved in writing by the Registrar.

(3) Any application for the approval of the rules of a benevolent fund under paragraph (1), or of any new rule or alteration of any rule of an existing benevolent fund under paragraph (2), must be —

(a)	made to the Registrar substantially in Form P; and
(b)	signed by the secretary of the registered platform work association.

(4) The Registrar must not approve the rules of a benevolent fund or any new rule or alteration of any rule of an existing benevolent fund (as the case may be) unless the Registrar is satisfied that the interests of the members of the registered platform work association in the fund are adequately safeguarded.

(5) When the rules of a benevolent fund have been approved by the Registrar, the particulars prescribed by item 12 of Form A must be entered in the register.

Appeals to Minister

29. Every appeal to the Minister under section 74 of the Act must —

(a)	be sent by registered post or handed to the Commissioner for Labour for transmission to the Minister, within the period of 30 days starting from the date of the Registrar’s refusal or order, as the case may be;
(b)	indicate the refusal or order of the Registrar by which the appellant is aggrieved; and
(c)	be signed by the person aggrieved.

Secret ballot

30.—(1) The return of the result of any secret ballot taken in accordance with section 49 of the Act in respect of the election of officers must be substantially in Form Q.

(2) The return of the result of any secret ballot taken in accordance with section 49 of the Act in respect of the amendment of rules, strikes, dissolution or any other matter affecting the members of the platform work association generally must be substantially in Form R.

Fees payable

31. All fees payable under these Regulations must be in accordance with the rates set out in the Second Schedule.

Rules of registered platform work association

32.—(1) The secretary of every registered platform work association must, on request by any person and payment of a sum determined by the registered platform work association, provide that person with a copy of the rules of the registered platform work association.

(2) The sum mentioned in paragraph (1) must be a sum not exceeding $5.

Made on 30 October 2024.

NG CHEE KHERN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[HQ/Legis/PWAct/Nov2024_1; AG/LEGIS/SL/232D/2020/1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 96(4) of the Platform Workers Act 2024).