2. The Party’s guiding Principles are:-

(1) Merdeka

(2) Parliamentary Democracy

(3) Socialism

4.

(1) To organise and maintain a political party to give effect to the three-fold principle of Merdeka, Parliamentary Democracy and Socialism.

(2) To prevent the exploitation of Singapore and its people.

(3) To protect and defend Singapore’s sovereignty and independence.

(4) To secure and maintain in Singapore the establishment of a Government based on Parliamentary Democracy and Socialism.

(5) To promote the political, social and economic emancipation of the people of Singapore and particularly workers.

(6) To improve the quality of life of the people to a standard compatible with human dignity and the exceptional wealth of Singapore.

(7) To co-operate with all and every lawful association where practicable for joint political and other action towards the achievement of the Party’s aims and objects including organisations in other countries and international organisations and associations, and to seek in common with such organisations the promotion of peace and establishment and defence of basic human rights and the radical readjustment of existing social and economic standards on equitable human principles.

8. Every member shall pay an annual subscription of [$10] and shall be deemed to be in good standing if he is not in arrears of subscription.

11. The Cadre Members’ Conference of the Party shall be the authority of the Party empowered to elect the Central Executive Committee and by simple majority to deal with all matters of policy, administration, membership, amendments of Constitution, and every other cognate matter affecting the Party. The decisions of the Cadre Members’ Conference are binding on all Party members.

12. The Central Executive Committee shall have all the powers and authority of the Conference of Cadres within the framework of directives received therefrom, including the power to amend the Constitution.

13. The Members’ Forum shall consist of all members of the Party in good standing

17. The Central Executive Committee of the Party shall be elected by the Conference of Cadres including the Chair and Secretary-General, and shall consist in all of 14 members and may itself co-opt not more than 7 Cadre Members.

18. The Central Executive Committee shall elect from its members one or more Vice-Chair, Treasurer and such other officials as it deems necessary.

19. The Central Executive Committee may nominate persons from the Cadre Membership of the Party to fill vacancies within its body whether amongst the elected or co-opted members.

20.

(a) The Central Executive Committee, if satisfied that the conduct of any member is contrary to the principles or aims or objects of the Party or prejudicial to the welfare of the Party, may suspend or expel such member from any post in the Party, and demote him to the status of ordinary member if a Cadre Member, and expel him from membership of the Party.

(b) The Central Executive Committee, if satisfied that any Cadre Member is in arrears of subscription and has not attended 2 consecutive meetings of the Cadre Members’ Conference, may demote him to the status of Ordinary Member.

(c) Such member may at the next Cadre Members’ Conference attend exclusively for purposes of submitting a resolution seeking to revoke the decision to suspend or demote or expel him, and the Conference may by simple majority of those present and voting either pass or reject that motion without debate. If passed, such member shall be re-instated as of the date of expulsion. If the motion is lost, such person shall at no time thereafter be admitted as a member of the Party.

21. The Central Executive Committee may appoint and dismiss Committees whether standing or ad hoc with such terms of reference and regulations as it may direct, including the power to co-opt but without the power of delegation.

22

(1) The Central Executive Committee shall have power, on behalf of the Party, to purchase, take on lease or in exchange, licence, hire or otherwise, acquire, movable or immovable property of any kind, or build, construct, improve, develop and maintain any property in furtherance of the objectives of the Party, on such terms and in such manner or mode as is allowed by law (including but not limited to such property being held by way of a trust or by a company which shares are held on trust for the Party) and also to sell, exchange, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any movable or immovable property or interest thereon.

(2) For the purposes of Article 22, the Central Executive Committee shall have the following powers:

• to appoint at least two (2) and not more than four (4) members of the Party or a trust corporation as trustees of the Party to hold any property on trust for the Party and to direct such trustees or trust corporation to do all such acts and things as they are empowered under Article 22;

• to incorporate any company on such terms and in such manner and mode as allowed by law for the purpose of acquiring any property;

• to appoint members of the Party to be directors of any company which is beneficially owned by the Party;

• to appoint at least two (2) and not more than four (4) members of the Party as trustees to hold the shares of any company on trust for the Party;

• to direct such members of the Party who are appointed directors or shareholders of any company which is beneficially owned by the Party to do all such acts and things as they are empowered under Article 22;

• to borrow for the purposes of Article 22 such amount of money either at one time or from time to time and at such rate of interest and in such form and manner and upon such security as shall be specified in any resolution passed by the Central Executive Committee to borrow money, and thereupon the Central Executive Committee shall direct any Party member, trustee or the directors of any company which is beneficially owned by the Party, to enter into such agreements for the above purpose and to give such security as may be necessary;

• to sign and execute all deeds, documents and other instruments or pass all resolutions for the purposes of Article 22;

• to accept, undertake or execute any trust or gift which may be deemed to be in accordance with or which may further or benefit any of the objectives of the Party; and

• to discharge the trustees, the trust corporation and the directors of any company beneficially owned by the Party and to wind up any company incorporated under Article 22.

(3) For purposes of Article 22, the trustees, trust corporation and directors of any company beneficially owned by the Party so appointed shall hold office for such period as may be decided by the Central Executive Committee or until such time as such appointment is terminated by the Central Executive Committee by notice in writing to the trustees, trust corporation or directors concerned. Where by reason of the above, it shall appear necessary to the Central Executive Committee to appoint a new trustee or trustees, trust corporation or directors, the Central Executive Committee shall by resolution nominate the person or persons or trust corporation to be appointed the new trustee or trustees or directors. For the purpose of giving effect to such nomination, the Chair or Secretary-General of the Party is hereby authorised as the person to formally appoint new trustees of the Party for the purposes of the Trustees Act (Cap. 40) and he shall by deed duly appoint the person or persons or trust corporation so nominated by the Central Executive Committee as the new trustee or trustees of the Party and the provisions of the Trustees Act (Cap. 40) shall apply to any such appointment.

(4) The trustees or trust corporation or the directors of any company beneficially owned by the Party shall be indemnified by the Party against any costs and expenses incurred or damages suffered in the proper or reasonable discharge of their duties.

23. Any member of the Central Executive Committee who has absented himself from three consecutive Central Executive Committee meetings without being excused by the Central Executive Committee, should be deemed to have resigned and shall fall to cease to be a member thereof, but without loss of any other privileges of the membership of the Party.

25.

(a) The Party may establish a Headquarters Branch, and not more than one main Branch, and as many subsidiary Branches as may be advisable in every electoral division in Singapore.

(b) The Central Executive Committee shall draw up regulations for the establishment, management, and all other matters in connection with the Branches.

(c) All members shall be deemed to be attached to the Headquarters Branch if not attached to any existing Branch.

30. The Party may nominate members as candidates for election to public office, and each nominee shall be required to take a solemn oath or affirmation to support the three-fold principle of the Party, and to comply with Party discipline in major decisions of policy, and to be honest and frank in all his dealings with the Party and the people of Singapore.