No. S 359
Employment of Foreign Manpower Act
(Chapter 91A)
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) (Amendment) Notification 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Notification:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Notification may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) (Amendment) Notification 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2010.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  Paragraph 2 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) Notification (N 4) is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “, subject to paragraph 3,” in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2);
(b)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph:
(2A)  Any self-employed foreigner who —
(a)seeks or is offered engagement in any of the specified activities for the purpose of gain and for a period of not more than 60 days; and
(b)notifies the Controller, in such form and manner as the Controller may require, of the nature and duration of the specified activity after arriving in Singapore and before engaging in the specified activity,
shall be exempted from the requirement in section 10(1) of the Act of having a work pass to engage in the specified activity for the purpose of gain during the period of 60 days referred to in sub-paragraph (a), or such longer period as the Controller may allow.”;
(c)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (i) of sub-paragraph (3) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraphs:
(j)activities relating directly to the organisation, promotion or conduct of a junket in any casino in Singapore and which are performed or engaged in by —
(i)the foreigner in the capacity of a junket promoter whose principal place of business is situated outside Singapore or whose principal business activity is conducted outside Singapore; or
(ii)the foreigner in the capacity of a junket representative who is employed by a junket promoter whose principal place of business is situated outside Singapore or whose principal business activity is conducted outside Singapore;
(k)activities relating directly to the facilitation of a tour by a tour facilitator employed by a person whose principal place of business is situated outside Singapore or whose principal business activity is conducted outside Singapore.”; and
(d)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (3), the following sub-paragraph:
(4)  In sub-paragraph (3)(j) and (k) —
“junket” has the same meaning as in the Casino Control Act (Cap. 33A);
“junket promoter” has the same meaning as in the Casino Control Act;
“junket representative” means an individual who is employed by a junket promoter to organise, promote or conduct a junket on behalf of the junket promoter;
“tour facilitator” means an individual who facilitates a visiting tour group by ensuring that the activities in the tour itinerary are carried out according to plan and by providing logistical support to the visiting tour group, but who does not guide tourists for remuneration.”.
Deletion of paragraph 3
3.  Paragraph 3 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) Notification is deleted.

Made this 22nd day of June 2010.

LOH KHUM YEAN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[WP (C) 17:02; AG/LLRD/SL/91A/2010/2 Vol. 1]