Work Permit (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification

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Revised Edition
published on 15 Jun 1998

Employment of Foreign Workers Act

(CHAPTER 91A, Section 4)

Work Permit (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification

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G.N. No. S 252/1992

REVISED EDITION 1998

(15th June 1998)

1. This Notification may be cited as the Work Permit (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification.

2.—(1) Any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign worker —

(a)	who is a permanent resident of Singapore; or
(b)	who holds an employment pass issued under the Immigration Act (Cap. 133),

is hereby exempted from applying for a work permit under section 7 of the Act in respect of that foreign worker.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “permanent resident” includes the holder of a Singapore blue identity card and a person who holds an entry permit issued by the Controller of Immigration.

[S 252/92 — 5.6.92; S 535/93]

3.—(1) Any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign worker as an officer or seaman on an international voyage aboard any Singapore ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179) is hereby exempted from applying for a work permit under section 7 of the Act in respect of that foreign worker.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “international voyage”, “officer” and “seaman” have the same meanings as in the Merchant Shipping Act.

[S 477/93 — 3.12.93]

4. Any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign worker, who is 14 years of age or above and is a full-time matriculated or registered student of —

(a)	the National University of Singapore;
(b)	the Nanyang Technological University;
(c)	the Singapore Polytechnic;
(d)	the Ngee Ann Polytechnic;
(e)	the Nanyang Polytechnic;
(f)	the Temasek Polytechnic;
(g)	the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore;
(h)	a Government Secondary School;
(i)	a Government-aided Secondary School;
(j)	the American College;
(k)	the Australian International School;
(l)	the CIS International School;
(m)	the Canadian International School;
(n)	the Lycee Francais De Singapour;
(o)	the Far Eastern Academy;
(p)	the German School;
(q)	the Hollandse School;
(r)	the I S S International School;
(s)	the Overseas Family School;
(t)	the Sekolah Indonesia;
(u)	the Shibuya Makuhari Senior High School;
(v)	the Singapore American School;
(w)	the Singapore American School (Ulu Pandan);
(x)	the Swiss School;
(y)	the Japanese School (Secondary School);
(z)	the United World College of South East Asia,

and who is on vacation, is hereby exempted from applying for a work permit under section 7 of the Act in respect of that foreign worker.

[S 256/94 - 1.7.94]

5.—(1) Any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign worker who is a full-time matriculated or registered student of —

(a)	the National University of Singapore;
(b)	the Nanyang Technological University;
(c)	the Singapore Polytechnic;
(d)	the Ngee Ann Polytechnic;
(e)	the Temasek Polytechnic;
(f)	the Nanyang Polytechnic, [S 448/2001 wef 01/08/2001]

is hereby exempted from applying for a work permit under section 7 of the Act in respect of that foreign worker.

(2) This paragraph shall not apply in respect of a foreign worker who is required to work for more than 16 hours a week.

[S 4/97 — 6.1.97]

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