Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007

No. S 347

Immigration Act

(Chapter 133)

Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(1) of the Immigration Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2007.

Amendment of regulation 8

2. Regulation 8(1) of the Immigration Regulations (Rg 1) is amended —

(a)	by deleting sub-paragraphs (a), (h) and (i);
(b)	by inserting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (f); and
(c)	by deleting the semi-colon at the end of sub-paragraph (g) and substituting a full-stop.

Deletion of regulations 9, 9A and 10

3. Regulations 9, 9A and 10 of the Immigration Regulations are deleted.

Amendment of regulation 11

4. Regulation 11 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) A dependent’s pass may be issued to any person (not being a prohibited immigrant) who is the spouse or dependent child of the holder of a work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A), to enable the spouse or child to accompany or join the holder of the work pass and to remain with him in Singapore.”.

(b)

by deleting the words “employment pass, work permit pass” in paragraph (7) and substituting the words “work pass under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “the consent in writing of the Controller” in paragraph (9) and substituting the words “a letter of consent issued by the Controller of Work Passes under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.”.

Amendment of regulation 12

5. Regulation 12 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(a);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the word “; or”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1), the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)	for the purposes of seeking employment in Singapore.”;

(d)

by deleting the words “he has the consent in writing of the Controller or is the holder of a valid work permit issued under the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Cap. 91A)” in paragraph (7) and substituting the words “he is a holder of a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”;

(e)

by deleting the words “or (10)(b)” in paragraph (8A);

(f)

by deleting paragraph (9) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(9) Where a work pass under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A) is issued to the holder of a visit pass, and the work pass is cancelled under that Act, the visit pass shall by operation of this paragraph cease to be valid on the cancellation of the work pass, and the holder of the visit pass shall not remain in Singapore thereafter unless he is otherwise entitled or authorised to remain in Singapore under the provisions of the Act or other provisions of these Regulations.”; and

(g)

by deleting paragraph (10).

Amendment of regulation 14

6. Regulation 14 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1A) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1A) Every student’s pass issued under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the condition that the holder shall not engage in any form of paid employment or in any business, profession or occupation in Singapore during the validity of that pass unless —

(a)	he is the holder of a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A); or
(b)	he is a foreign employee exempted under paragraph 3 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) Notification 2007 (G.N. No. S 345/2007).”.

Amendment of regulation 16

7. Regulation 16(4) of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “without the written consent of the Controller” and substituting the words “without a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”.

Amendment of regulations 17 and 18

8. Regulations 17 and 18 (1) of the Immigration Regulations are amended by deleting “9, 9A, 10,” wherever they appear therein.

Amendment of regulation 19

9. Regulation 19 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting “9, 9A, 10,” in paragraph (1);

(b)

by deleting the words “work permit by the Controller of Work Permits under section 7(2) of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Cap. 91A)” in paragraph (1B) and substituting the words “work pass by the Controller of Work Passes under section 7(2) of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1B), the following paragraph:

“(1C) Where a person is issued a work pass under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Controller may issue that person with a disembarkation and embarkation card in Form 28, 29, 31, 32 or 32A.”; and

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)

upon cancellation or expiry of —

(i)	the pass issued to him under regulation 11, 12, 13, 14 or 16; or
(ii)	the work pass issued to him under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A),

immediately surrender his disembarkation and embarkation card to the Controller.”.

Amendment of regulation 39

10. Regulation 39(3) of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “without the written consent of the Controller” and substituting the words “, without a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A),”.

Amendment of regulation 40

11. Regulation 40(1) of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “9 (5) and (5A), 10 (3) and (6), 12 (9) and (10)” and substituting “12 (9)”.

Amendment of First Schedule

12. The First Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting Forms 9 and 11;
(b)	by deleting the words “the written consent of the Controller of Immigration” in the third paragraph of Form 19 and substituting the words “a letter of consent issued by the Controller of Work Passes under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “the written consent of the Controller of Immigration” in paragraph 2 of Form 19A and substituting the words “a letter of consent issued by the Controller of Work Passes under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”.

Deletion of Second Schedule

13. The Second Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is deleted.

Amendment of Third Schedule

14. The Third Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting items 4, 4A and 5.

[G.N. Nos. S 433/98; S 602/98; S 194/99; S 599/99; S 459/2001; S 184/2002; S 226/2002; S 6/2003; S 201/2003; S 346/2004; S 396/2004; S 31/2005; S 615/2005; S 18/2006; S 245/2006; S 412/2006; S 523/2006; S 537/2006; S 728/2006; S 73/2007; S 214/2007]

Made this 29th day of June 2007.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[ICA/0075/70 (1); AG/LEG/SL/133/2002/1 Vol. 3]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 55(2) of the Immigration Act).

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