Clause 3

The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 8 thereof the following new section: —“Self-employed persons carrying on certain occupations to apply for work permits8A. The Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazette prohibit any person, not being employed under a contract of service, from engaging in any trade, calling, occupation, or other activity for the purposes of gain that is specified in the notification unless he has obtained a work permit for that purpose.”.