24. General security in respect of non-resident employee

Where any employer enters into a contract for the employment within Singapore of a person resident outside Singapore, the Controller may require the employer, as a condition precedent to the issue to any such person of an entry permit, to furnish a general security in respect of all such charges and expenses which may be incurred by the Government in respect of the maintenance, repatriation or removal from Singapore of that person or his dependants in the event of his repatriation or removal from Singapore at any time within 2 years of the date of his entry into Singapore.