Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 12

Section 12 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) A work pass for a foreign employee shall be valid only in respect of the employer and the foreign employee specified therein, and —

(a)

the trade, sector, occupation or type of employment —

(i)

that is specified in the work pass; or

(ii)

in any other case, that was submitted to the Controller in, or in connection with, the application for the work pass; and

(b)

any trade, sector, occupation or type of employment not specified in the work pass, for which he has the approval of the Controller to engage in.(2) A work pass for a self-employed foreigner shall be valid only in respect of the self‑employed foreigner specified therein, and —

(a)

the trade, sector, vocation, profession or activity —

(i)

that is specified in the work pass; or

(ii)

in any other case, that was submitted to the Controller in, or in connection with, the application for the work pass; and

(b)

any trade, sector, vocation, profession or activity not specified in the work pass, for which he has the approval of the Controller to engage in.”.

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