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Regulation 20A

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012

Regulation 20A

Matters that can be considered by Controller in determining debarment

Amended byS 63/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024S 63/2022 wef 01/02/2022S 275/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 63/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024S 63/2022 wef 01/02/2022S 275/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024

In determining whether a person should be debarred under section 7(5)(d) of the Act from applying for or being issued with a work pass, the Controller may have regard (but is not limited) to —

(a)

whether the person has contravened any provision in the Act, the Employment Act 1968, the Work Injury Compensation Act (Cap. 354) in force before 1 September 2020, the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 or the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 which in the opinion of the Controller affects the suitability of the person as an employer; and (b)whether the person has made reasonable efforts to provide fair employment opportunities to citizens of Singapore, including efforts to attract and consider such citizens for employment or to train them and develop their careers and potential in the workforce. (c)[Deleted by S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024](d)[Deleted by S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024]

Subregulation 2

[Deleted by S 275/2022 wef 01/04/2022]