Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification

Employment of Foreign Manpower Act

(CHAPTER 91A, Section 4)

Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification

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G.N. No. S 345/2007

REVISED EDITION 2009

(15th December 2009)

[1st July 2007]

Citation

1.  This Notification may be cited as the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions for Seamen and Full-time Students) Notification.

[S 202/2015 wef 10/04/2015]

Officers and seamen on international voyages

2.—(1)  The following persons shall be exempted from section 5 of the Act:

(a) a foreign employee who is an officer or a seaman on an international voyage aboard any Singapore ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179); and

(b) any person who employs or wishes to employ a foreign employee referred to in sub-paragraph (a) in respect of that foreign employee.

(2)  For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), “officer” and “seaman” shall have the same meanings as in the Merchant Shipping Act.

Students on vacation, etc.

3.—(1)  Any foreigner who is —

(a) 14 years of age or above; and

(b) a full-time matriculated or registered student of a recognised university or an educational institution set out in Part I of the Schedule,

shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act of having a work pass to be employed by any employer during his school vacation or term break, as the case may be.

(2)  Any foreigner who is —

(a) a full-time matriculated or registered student of a recognised university or an educational institution set out in Part II of the Schedule; and

(b) required to work —

(i) for less than 16 hours per week; or

(ii) under an industrial attachment programme conducted by his university or educational institution, as the case may be,

shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act of having a work pass to be or being employed by any employer.

(3)  The employer of any foreigner referred to in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be exempted from the requirement in section 5 of the Act in respect of that foreigner.

[G.N. Nos. S 345/2007; S 517/2007; S 535/2008]