Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Jul 1996

No. S 410

Employment of Foreign Workers Act

(Chapter 91A)

Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) 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.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1996 and shall, with the exception of paragraph 4, be deemed to have come into operation on 1st July 1996.

(2) Paragraph 4 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st August 1996.

2. Paragraph 2 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O 1) (referred to in this Order as the principal Order) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “skilled construction worker”, the following definition:

“ “skilled harbour craft worker” means a harbour craft worker who holds a licence issued by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore or possesses such other qualifications or work experience as may be recognised by that Authority”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “unskilled construction worker”, the following definition:

“ “unskilled harbour craft worker” means a harbour craft worker who does not hold a licence issued by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore or does not possess such other qualifications or work experience as may be recognised by that Authority”.

3. Paragraph 3 of the principal Order is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (17) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“Skilled harbour craft workers

(17) The levy payable in respect of any skilled harbour craft worker shall be at the rate of $200 for every calendar month, and where any skilled harbour craft worker is employed for part of a month, the levy payable for that month shall be at the rate of $7 for each day during which the skilled harbour craft worker is employed in that month subject to a maximum of $200 in the aggregate.

Unskilled harbour craft workers

(17A) The levy payable in respect of any unskilled harbour craft worker shall be at the rate of $330 for every calendar month, and where any unskilled harbour craft worker is employed for part of a month, the levy payable for that month shall be at the rate of $11 for each day during which the unskilled harbour craft worker is employed in that month subject to a maximum of $330 in the aggregate.

Change in skill level of harbour craft workers

(17B) When an unskilled harbour craft worker for whom the higher levy of $330 is payable becomes a skilled harbour craft worker, his employer may apply, in the form required by the Controller, to pay the lower levy of $200 in respect of that worker. The higher levy shall continue to be payable pending the approval of the Controller for the conversion from the higher levy to the lower levy up to the last day of the month in which the application for conversion is approved by the Controller. The lower levy of $200 shall be payable from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the application for conversion is approved by the Controller.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “or such academic qualifications and work experience” in the third and fourth lines of sub-paragraph (19) and substituting the words “skills, capabilities, work experience or any combination thereof or who satisfies such other criteria”.

4. Paragraph 5 of the principal Order is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:

“Time for payment of levy

5. The levy payable by any employer shall be paid not later than 14 days after the end of the month in respect of which the levy is payable.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 311/93; S 143/95; S 22/96; S 193/96]

Made this 31st day of August 1996.

MOSES LEE KIM POO

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Labour,
Singapore.

[ML S11.3/65 T7 V2; AG/SL/17/93]

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