s 7 Eligibility for membership of panels
7.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is an employee or a platform worker shall not be eligible to be a member of the business panel.[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (2) A person in the service of the Government shall be eligible to be a member of the business panel if he is nominated by the Minister charged with the responsibility for human resource management in the Civil Service.[1/2015] [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (3) A person who is —(a) an employer, a director of a company which is an employer or employed by a trade union of employers or association of employers; or (b) a platform operator, a director of a company which is a platform operator or employed by a platform work association of platform operators or an association of platform operators, shall not be eligible to be a member of the worker panel. [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (4) A person who —(a) is an undischarged bankrupt; (b) has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or his affairs; (c) is not a citizen of Singapore; (d) is ineligible by reason of section 57 to be nominated for election as an officer of a trade union or platform work association; or[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (e) has within the previous 3 years been convicted of an offence under this Act or the Trade Disputes Act 1941, shall not be eligible for appointment to a panel. [21/2008] (5) The Minister may exempt any person from subsection (1) or (3).