Section 16
Officers of trade union [S 51/2015]
(1)
A person shall not act as an officer of a trade union or any branch thereof, and shall be disqualified for election as such officer if —
(a)
he is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b)
he has been convicted by any court of criminal breach of trust, extortion or criminal intimidation; or
(c)
he has been convicted by any court of any offence which, in the opinion of the Minister, renders him unfit to be an officer of a trade union.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply where the Minister is satisfied that the person so convicted has reformed and has become fit to be an officer of a trade union.
(3)
Subject to subsections (1) and (2), a person who is not a citizen of
Brunei Darussalam may act as an officer of a trade union or any branch thereof if he has been in continuous service with an employer in
Brunei Darussalam for not less than 3 years and was resident in
Brunei Darussalam during that period.
Trade Unions
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(4)
No person may, without the consent of the Registrar, at any time, be an officer of more than one trade union.
(5)
The Minister may by order published in the Gazette —
(a)
declare that the provisions of this section do not apply to any registered trade union or class of registered trade unions specified in the order; or
(b)
exempt from the provisions of this section in respect of such officers or such proportion of the officers of any registered trade union or class of registered trade unions as may be specified in the order.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (2), “unfit” means the aptitude and integrity of a person is prejudicial to the exercise of the trade union’s functions.