s 29 Employees of a trade union
(1) A registered trade union or registered federation of trade unions may, subject to subsection (2) and the rules of such trade union or federation of trade unions, employ any person as an employee of the registered trade union or of the registered federation of trade unions. (2) A person shall not be employed by a registered trade union under subsection (1)— (a) if he is not a citizen of the Federation resident in Peninsular Malaysia, in the case of a trade union in Peninsular Malaysia, or resident in Sabah, in the case of a trade union in Sabah, or resident in Sarawak, in the case of a trade union in Sarawak; (b) if he has been convicted by any court of a criminal offence and has not received a free pardon in respect thereof, and such conviction in the opinion of the Director General renders him unfit to be employed by a trade union; (c) if he is an officer or employee of any other trade union; or (c1) if he is an office-bearer or employee of a political party: Provided that paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of a union which, in the opinion of the Minister, is required by its objects to represent persons or the interests of persons who are not resident in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah or Sarawak as the case may be, and that paragraph (c) shall not apply to a federation of trade unions registered under Part XII. (3) Any person who is disqualified to be employed by a trade union under subsection (2) and has himself so employed without first obtaining the exemption of the Minister under paragraph 30(b), shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to *a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.