Singapore legislation

Clause 27

Savings and transitional provisions

(1)

Any licence issued under section 7 of the principal Act in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act —

(a)

shall continue to be in force on or after that date and shall expire on the date it would have expired as if this Act had not been enacted; and

(b)

may be renewed in accordance with the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2)

For a period of 3 months after the date of commencement of section 21 of this Act —

(a)

any key appointment holder who falls within the description under section 22C(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the principal Act (inserted by section 21 of this Act) may continue to act as a key appointment holder of any employment agency for which a licence is obtained without the consent of the Commissioner; and

(b)

any employment agency personnel (not being a key appointment holder) who falls within the description under section 22C(2)(a) or (b) of the principal Act (inserted by section 21 of this Act) may continue to act as an employment agency personnel of any employment agency for which a licence is obtained without the consent of the Commissioner.

(3)

This Act shall not affect any application for a licence to the Commissioner and which has not been dealt with by him under section 7 of the principal Act before the date of commencement of section 6 of this Act, and every such application may be dealt with and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that date as if this Act had not been enacted.

(4)

Any licence issued pursuant to an application referred to in subsection (3) shall be treated as a licence issued under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(5)

This Act shall not affect any appeal which is received by the Minister and which has not been dealt with by him under section 13 of the principal Act before the date of commencement of section 13 of this Act, and every such appeal may be dealt with and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that date as if this Act had not been enacted.

(6)

This Act shall not affect any proceedings instituted under section 19 of the principal Act and which is pending before the date of commencement of section 18 of this Act, and every such proceedings may be continued and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that date as if this Act had not been enacted.

(7)

Any investigation carried out by the Commissioner or an officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner under the principal Act before the date of commencement of section 19 of this Act and which is not completed may continue to be carried out by the Commissioner for Employment Agencies or an employment agency inspector, respectively, and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that date in accordance with the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(8)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may by regulations prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature as he may consider necessary or expedient.

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