Immigration (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 8/1989

Read the first time on 16th January 1989.

An Act to amend the Immigration Act (Chapter 133 of the 1985 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Act 1989 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Immigration Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “master”, the following definition:

“ “occupier”, in relation to any premises or place, includes —

(a)	the person having the charge, management or control of either the whole or part of the premises or place, either on his own account or as an agent; and
(b)	a contractor who is carrying out building operations or construction works at the premises or place on behalf of some other person;”.

Amendment of section 6

3. Section 6(3) of the Immigration Act is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)	in the case of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 months and not more than 2 years and shall also, subject to section 231 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68], be punished with caning with not less than 3 strokes;”.

Amendment of section 15

4. Section 15(3) of the Immigration Act is amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)

in the case where he remains unlawfully for a period exceeding 90 days shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 months and not more than 2 years and shall also, subject to section 231 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68], be punished with caning with not less than 3 strokes.”.

Amendment of section 57

5. Section 57 of the Immigration Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:

“(8) Where a person who has acted in contravention of section 6, 15 or 36 or the regulations is found at any premises or place, other than premises used solely for residential purposes, and is in possession of any tools or implements or engaged in any activity which may give rise to the inference that he is doing any work, the occupier of the premises or place shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have employed him knowing that he is a person who has acted in contravention of section 6, 15 or 36 or the regulations.”.

New section 57A

6. The Immigration Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 57, the following section:

“Offences by owners and tenants, etc.

57A.—(1) No person being the owner, tenant or occupier of any premises or place referred to in section 57(8) shall knowingly permit or suffer such premises or place or any part thereof to be kept or used as a place or premises in which any person is employed in contravention of section 57(1)(e).

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months and not more than 2 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $6,000.”.

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