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SGP-2007-L-76853
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Title_of_text
Employment of Foreign Workers (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 30 of 2007).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Singapore
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2007-06-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes various amendments to the principal Act including amendment of the long title (section 1), definitions (section 2). Makes several terminology changes such as changing work permit to work pass (sections 3, 5 and 6) and foreign worker is now referred to as foreign employee (sections 5, 8). A new section 7 is inserted concerning application for work passes. Section 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 and 29 are also amended and a new Schedule concerning personal identifiers is inserted after section 30 of the Act.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2007-07-01
(Employment of Foreign Workers (Amendment) Act (Commencement) Notification 2007 (No. S 337))
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1990-11-01 (SGP-1990-L-26509)
Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 (No. 21 of 1990).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2007-06-29 (SGP-2007-M-76857)
Employment Agency (Amendment) Rules 2007 (No. S 342 of 2007).
Related text(s)
2007-06-29 (SGP-2007-M-76859)
Employment of Foreign Workers (Security Measures for Work Place) (Amendment) Notification 2007 (No. S 344).
Related text(s)
2007-06-29 (SGP-2007-M-76861)
Retirement Age (Exemption) (Amendment) Notification 2007 (No. S 346).
Related text(s)
2007-06-29 (SGP-2007-R-76862)
Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007 (No. S 347).
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette, Acts Supplement
Date
2007-06-15
Number
No. 26