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Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification

Regulation 3

Students on vacation, etc.

Subregulation 1

Any foreigner who is —

(a)

14 years of age or above; and

(b)

a full-time matriculated or registered student of a recognised university or an educational institution set out in Part I of the Schedule,shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act of having a work pass to be employed by any employer during his school vacation or term break, as the case may be.

Subregulation 2

Any foreigner who is —

(a)

a full-time matriculated or registered student of a recognised university or an educational institution set out in Part II of the Schedule; and

(b)

required to work —

(i)

for less than 16 hours per week; or

(ii)

under an industrial attachment programme conducted by his university or educational institution, as the case may be,shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act of having a work pass to be or being employed by any employer.

Subregulation 3

The employer of any foreigner referred to in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act in respect of that foreigner.