Singapore legislation

Regulation 31C

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2011

Regulation 31C

Levy payable by employer of certain DP‑WP holders

Amended byS 552/2025 wef 01/09/2025

Subregulation 1

The following levy is payable by the employer for a month in respect of each of the following DP‑WP holders:

(a)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a general work permit holder — the amount of levy specified in the fifth column of the Fifth Schedule corresponding to the Tier in which that DP‑WP holder stands;

(b)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a manufacturing worker — the amount of levy specified in the fifth column of the Ninth Schedule corresponding to the Tier in which that DP‑WP holder stands;

(c)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a construction worker — the amount of levy specified in the second column of Part 1 of the Sixteenth Schedule corresponding to the category of construction worker specified in the first column of Part 1 of that Schedule;

(d)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a marine shipyard worker — the amount of levy specified in the second column of Part 2 of the Sixteenth Schedule;

(e)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a harbour craft worker — the amount of levy specified in the second column of Part 3 of the Sixteenth Schedule;

(f)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a process construction worker — the amount of levy specified in the second column of Part 4 of the Sixteenth Schedule;

(g)

for a DP‑WP holder who is a process maintenance worker — the amount of levy specified in the second column of Part 5 of the Sixteenth Schedule.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(a), a reference in the Fifth Schedule to a higher skilled general work permit holder includes a reference to a DP‑WP holder who is a general work permit holder.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(b), a reference in the Ninth Schedule to a higher skilled manufacturing worker includes a reference to a DP‑WP holder who is a manufacturing worker.

Subregulation 4

Paragraphs 10 and 12 continue to apply for the purposes of determining the Tier in which a DP‑WP holder who is a general work permit holder stands and the corresponding amount of levy prescribed under sub‑paragraph (1)(a), with the modification that any reference in paragraph 10 to a higher skilled work permit holder includes a reference to that DP‑WP holder.

Subregulation 5

Paragraphs 10 and 12 (as applied by paragraph 11) continue to apply for the purposes of determining the Tier in which a DP‑WP holder who is a manufacturing worker stands and the corresponding amount of levy prescribed under sub‑paragraph (1)(b), with the modification that any reference in paragraph 10 to a higher skilled work permit holder includes a reference to that DP‑WP holder.

Subregulation 6

Divisions 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Part do not apply to a DP‑WP holder mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1).

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