Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2001

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 02 Jan 2001

No. S 1

Employment of Foreign Workers Act

Chapter 91A

Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(1) of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st December 2000.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O 1) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “process industry maintenance worker” and substituting the following definition:

“ “process construction and maintenance worker” means any person who is employed in connection with —

(a)	the construction; or
(b)	the preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance,

of plant equipment in the petroleum, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals or pharmaceutical industry;”;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “skilled construction worker” and substituting the following definition:

“ “skilled construction worker” means a construction worker who has passed a test in a construction-related skill conducted or recognised by the Building and Construction Authority;”;

(c)

by deleting the definition of “skilled marine worker” and substituting the following definition:

“ “skilled marine worker” means a marine worker —

(a)

who has passed a test in a marine-related skill conducted or recognised by the former Vocational and Industrial Training Board or by the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore; or

(b)

who is positioned 3G or above in welding based on internationally recognised standards from one of the following institutions:

(i)	American Bureau of Shipping;
(ii)	Bureau Veritas;
(iii)	Det Norske Veritas Pte Ltd;
(iv)	Germanishercher Lloyd;
(v)	Lloyd’s Register of Shipping;
(vi)	Nippon Kaiji Kyokai; and
(vii)	Singapore Test Services Pte Ltd;”;

(d)

by deleting the definition of “skilled process industry maintenance worker” and substituting the following definition:

“ “skilled process construction and maintenance worker” means a process construction and maintenance worker —

(a)	who has passed a test in a process construction and maintenance related skill conducted or recognised by the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore; or
(b)	who is positioned 3G or above in welding under the Common Welder Qualification Scheme conducted by the Singapore Welding Society;”; and

(e)

by deleting the definition of “unskilled process industry maintenance worker” and substituting the following definition:

“ “unskilled process construction and maintenance worker” means a process construction and maintenance worker who is not a skilled process construction and maintenance worker.”.

Amendment of paragraph 3

3. Paragraph 3 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“Change in skill level of construction workers

(6) Where an unskilled construction worker becomes a skilled construction worker on passing the relevant test, the Building and Construction Authority or the institution which conducted the test shall notify the Controller of the change in the skill level of the unskilled construction worker.

(7) The levy at the rates specified in sub-paragraph (4) shall be payable from the first day of the month following the month in which the worker passed the test.”;

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (11), (12) and (13) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“Change in skill level of marine workers

(11) Where an unskilled marine worker becomes a skilled marine worker on passing the relevant test, the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore or the institution which conducted the test shall notify the Controller of the change in the skill level of the unskilled marine worker.

(12) The levy at the rates specified in sub-paragraph (9) shall be payable from the first day of the month following the month in which the worker passed the test.”;

(c)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (27) to (30) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“Skilled process construction and maintenance workers

(27) Subject to sub-paragraph (29), the levy payable in respect of any skilled process construction and maintenance worker shall be —

(a)	at the rate of $30 for each calendar month; and
(b)	where the skilled process construction and maintenance worker is employed for part of a month, at the rate of $1 for every day during which the skilled process construction and maintenance worker is employed in that month subject to a maximum of $30 in the aggregate.

Unskilled process construction and maintenance workers

(28) The levy payable in respect of any unskilled process construction and maintenance worker shall be —

(a)	at the rate of $295 for each calendar month; and
(b)	where the unskilled process construction and maintenance worker is employed for part of a month, at the rate of $10 for every day during which the unskilled process construction and maintenance worker is employed in that month subject to a maximum of $295 in the aggregate.

Change in skill level of process construction and maintenance workers

(29) Where an unskilled process construction and maintenance worker becomes a skilled process construction and maintenance worker on passing the relevant test, the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore or the Singapore Welding Society shall notify the Controller of the change in the skill level of the unskilled process construction and maintenance worker.

(30) The levy at the rates specified in sub-paragraph (27) shall be payable from the first day of the month following the month in which the worker passed the test.”; and

(d)

by deleting “(29)” in the 1st line of sub-paragraph (31) and in the last line of sub-paragraph (32) and substituting in each case “(30)”.

Made this 26th day of December 2000.

TAN CHIN NAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[MM S11.5E.2/65V5; AG/LEG/SL/91A/98/1 Vol. 1]

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