Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Employment of Foreign Workers (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 29

Section 29(2) of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “offence” in paragraph (a), the words “and shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding $5,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both”; and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) and substituting a semicolon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(c)provide for the taking and recording of finger impressions of any person who applies for or has been issued with a work permit and for the dissemination of such records to the police.”.

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