On 25/05/2013,
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incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013.
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6A.
—(1) No occupier of a work place who has control of access to the work place shall permit any foreigner without a valid work permit to enter or remain at the work place.
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(2) Where a foreigner without a valid work permit is found at any work place, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the occupier of the work place —
(a)
had control of access to the work place;
(b)
had permitted the foreigner to enter or remain at the work place; and
(c)
had knowledge that the foreigner did not possess a valid work permit.
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(3) The presumptions provided for in subsection (2) shall not be rebutted by proof that a defendant did not know that the person was a foreigner unless the defendant further proves that he had exercised due diligence —
(a)
to prevent the foreigner from entering or remaining at the work place;
(b)
to ascertain that the person was a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore by checking his passport, document of identity or other travel documents; or
(c)
to ascertain that the foreigner had at the material time in his possession a valid work permit by checking his original work permit .
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(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a), a defendant shall not be deemed to have exercised due diligence unless he had taken all reasonable measures to prevent any foreigner without a valid work permit from entering or remaining at the work place, including all the measures prescribed under subsection (5) in respect of the work place.
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(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe the measures that are required to be taken by the occupier of the work place.
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(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —
(a)
on conviction to a fine of an amount of not less than 24 months’ levy and not more than 48 months’ levy or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
(b)
on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of an amount of not less than 48 months’ levy and not more than 96 months’ levy or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(7) For the purpose of this section —
“levy” means the monthly rate of levy applicable to unskilled foreign workers working at the work place at the date when the foreigner without a valid work permit was found at the work place, and a certificate issued by the Controller and tendered in court shall be prima facie evidence of such rate;
“occupier”, in relation to a work place, means the principal contractor who undertakes any construction works at the work place and includes such other person as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify to be the occupier of the work place;
“principal contractor” means a person who has entered into a contract with an owner, a developer or a lessee of a property or his agent for the purpose of carrying out any construction works, or such other works or activities as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify;
“work place” means any place or premises where works are being carried out and includes any premises within the vicinity of the work place to which the occupier has control of access.
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(8) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from being prosecuted under any other provision of this Act for any act or omission which constitutes an offence under that other provision, but no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.
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