No. S 22
Employment of Foreign Workers Act
(Chapter 91a)
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 1996
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(1) of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act, the Minister for Labour hereby makes the following Order:
1.  This Order may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st March 1996.
2.  Paragraph 7 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O 1) is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:
“Refund
7.—(1)  Any employer who wishes to make a claim for a refund of any amount paid by him under this Order shall do so in writing to the Controller within one year after the end of the month in respect of which the levy has been paid.
(2)  Where the Controller is satisfied that a refund is to be made to the employer for any amount which is not due from the employer or for any amount which ought to be waived in the circumstances of the case, the Controller may —
(a)set off the amount against any amount of levy due and payable by the employer under this Order in respect of any worker; or
(b)refund to the employer the amount.
(3)  Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), where the Controller is satisfied that —
(a)an employer has paid an amount by way of levy which was not due from him under this Order; and
(b)less than one year has passed since the end of the month in respect of which the levy has been paid,
the Controller may, on his own accord —
(i)use the amount to set off any other levy that is due and payable by the employer under this Order in respect of any worker and any penalty imposed on such levy; or
(ii)refund to the employer the amount.”.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 311/93; S 143/95]
Made this 13th day of January 1996.
MOSES LEE KIM POO
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Labour,
Singapore.
[ML. S11.3/65 T7 V2; AG/SL/17/93/1]
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