Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “this Act” in subsection (1A), the words “(except the power of delegation conferred by subsection (3))”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(3) The Controller may delegate the exercise of all or any of the functions or powers conferred on him by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to one or more authorised officers, subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Controller may specify in writing; and any reference in this Act to the Controller shall include a reference to such an authorised officer.(4) For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer may be given such title as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “employment inspectors” in the section heading, the word “, etc.”.