Section 6

for or in connection with the employment of one or more persons in any capacity, whether or not those persons are to be employed within or outside Singapore; and

on the firstmentioned person’s own behalf or on behalf of an employment agency which is carried on outside Singapore,unless the firstmentioned person is the holder of a licence from the Commissioner authorising that person to perform such work or activity.

any person who is the holder of a licence mentioned in subsection (1);

any person who performs such work or activity mentioned in subsection (2) in that person’s capacity as an employment agency personnel and who is registered under section 12; or

any person who performs such work or activity mentioned in subsection (2) for the sole purpose of recruiting persons for employment on that person’s own behalf.

to a fine not exceeding $80,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $160,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both.