Regulation 1
Citation
Amended byS 202/2015 wef 10/04/2015
This Notification may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification.
/akn/sg/act/sub_leg/1990/EFMA-N2
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1990
- Sections
- 3
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About this subsidiary legislation
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation EFMA-N2 1990, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1990.
Regulation 2
Officers and seamen on international voyages
Subregulation 1
The following persons shall be exempted from section 5 of the Act:
(a)
a foreign employee who is an officer or a seaman on an international voyage aboard any Singapore ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179); and
(b)
any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign employee referred to in sub-paragraph (a) in respect of that foreign employee.
Subregulation 2
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), “officer” and “seaman” shall have the same meanings as in the Merchant Shipping Act.
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.
Common questions
- What is Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification?
- Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation EFMA-N2 1990, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1990.
- Is Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification still in force?
- Yes — Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification is currently in force.
- When did Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification take effect?
- Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification was first recorded in 1990.
- How many regulations does Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification have?
- Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification contains 3 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification?
- The official text of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.