Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Employment Agencies (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

Amendment of section 11

Section 11 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “The Commissioner may” in subsection (1), the words “suspend or”;

(b)

by deleting the words “or any rules made thereunder” in subsection (1)(a);

(c)

by deleting the words “his licence” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “the licence”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)has carried on or is carrying on an employment agency, or has performed or is performing any work or activity referred to in section 6(2), in a manner likely to be detrimental to the interests of the clients of the licensee;”;

(e)

by deleting the words “for which he” in subsection (1)(d) and substituting the words “or ceased to perform any work or activity referred to in section 6(2) for which the licensee”;

(f)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(e)has not carried on an employment agency or performed any work or activity referred to in section 6(2), for which the licence is granted, for a continuous period of 6 months;

(f)

has acted in a manner detrimental to public interest;

(g)

has committed a criminal offence; or

(h)

is no longer a fit and proper person to continue to hold the licence.”;

(g)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, revoke a licence upon the application for revocation of the licence by the licensee.”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the words “When the Commissioner has” in subsection (3), the words “suspended or”;

(i)

by deleting the word “revocation” in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) and substituting in each case the words “suspension or revocation”;

(j)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(6) The Commissioner may at any time reinstate a licence which has been suspended.”; and

(k)

by deleting the marginal note and inserting the following section heading:“Suspension or revocation of licence”.