新加坡雇佣代理法（第92章，英文）

1.
This Act may be cited as the Employment Agencies Act.

2 Interpretation.
Interpretation.
2.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
"employment agency" means any agency or registry carried on or represented as
being or intended to be carried on (whether for the purpose of gain or reward
or not) for or in connection with the employment of persons in any capacity,
but does not include any registry set up by an employer for the sole purpose
of recruiting persons for employment on his own behalf;
"licence" means a licence granted under this Act;
"licensee" means the person to whom a licence is granted under this Act;
"public officer" means a person holding a paid office in the service of the
Government.
3 Officers.
Officers.
3.
—(1) The Commissioner for Labour appointed under the Employment Act (referred
to in this Act as the Commissioner) shall be the officer in charge of the
general administration of this Act and any Deputy Commissioner for Labour or
Assistant Commissioner for Labour appointed under the Employment Act may,
subject to such limitations as may be prescribed in this Act, perform all
duties imposed and exercise all powers conferred on the Commissioner by this
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Act and every duty so performed and power so exercised shall be deemed to have
been duly performed and exercised for the purpose of this Act.
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(2) The Minister may appoint such other officers with such powers as may be
necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
4 Application.
Application.
4.
—(1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to any employment agency wholly
maintained or wholly managed by any department of the Government.
(2) The provisions of this Act shall apply to employment agencies in the
premises of any statutory authority.
(3) The Minister may, by order, exempt any employment agency from all or any
of the provisions of this Act either absolutely or subject to such conditions
as he may think fit to impose, and may, at any time, at his discretion, revoke
any such exemption or cancel, alter or add to any such conditions.
5 Other laws not affected.
Other laws not affected.
5.
Nothing in this Act shall operate to relieve any employment agency of any duty
or liability imposed upon it by any other written law for the time being in
force or to limit any powers given to any public officer by any other written
law.
6 Persons carrying on an employment
agency to be licensed.
Persons carrying on an employment agency to be licensed.
6.
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—(1) No person shall carry on an employment agency unless he is the holder of
a licence from the Commissioner authorising him to carry on such an agency.
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(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$5,000 and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not
exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to
both.
7 Application for licence.
Application for licence.
7.
—(1) Any person who desires to obtain a licence shall make an application to
the Commissioner in such form as the Commissioner may require.
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(2) Upon receiving an application under subsection (1) the Commissioner shall
consider the application and may grant a licence with or without conditions or
refuse to grant a licence.
(3) The Commissioner may at any time vary or revoke any of the existing
conditions of a licence or impose new conditions.
8 Security.
Security.
8.
—(1) The Commissioner may, before granting a licence, require the applicant
to give such security as may be prescribed.
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(2) Any sum deposited under this section may be forfeited in whole or in part
at the discretion of the Commissioner on the revocation of the licence under
section 11.
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9 Licence fee.
Licence fee.
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9.
Every licensee shall pay such licence fee as may be prescribed.
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10 Period for which licence is in
force.
Period for which licence is in force.
10.
Unless revoked under section 11, a licence shall continue in force for one
year from the date of grant of the licence.
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11 Revocation of licence.
Revocation of licence.
11.
—(1) The Commissioner may revoke a licence if he is satisfied that the
licensee —
(a) is contravening or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or
any rules made thereunder;
(b) has failed to comply with any of the conditions of his licence;
(c) has carried on or is carrying on an employment agency in a manner likely
to be detrimental to the interests of his clients; or
(d) has ceased to carry on an employment agency for which he has been licensed
or, if the licensee is a company, goes into liquidation or is wound up or
otherwise dissolved.
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(2) The Commissioner shall, before revoking any licence under subsection (1),
give the licensee concerned notice in writing of his intention to do so,
specifying a date, not less than 21 days after the date of the notice, upon
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which such revocation shall take effect and calling upon the licensee to show
cause to the Commissioner why such licence should not be revoked.
(3) When the Commissioner has revoked a licence under subsection (1), he shall
forthwith inform the licensee concerned by notice in writing of the
revocation.
(4) An order of revocation shall not take effect until the expiration of 14
days after the order has been served on the licensee.
(5) If within the period stated in subsection (4) the licensee gives due
notice of appeal to the Minister, the order of revocation shall not take
effect unless the order is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal is
withdrawn.
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12 Effect of revocation.
Effect of revocation.
12.
—(1) Where an order of revocation becomes effective under section 11, the
licensee concerned shall forthwith cease to carry on the employment agency.
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(2) Subsection (1) shall not prejudice the enforcement by any person of any
right or claim against the licensee concerned or by the licensee concerned of
any right or claim against any person arising out of or concerning any matter
or thing done prior to the revocation of the licence.
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13 Appeals.
Appeals.
13.
Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Commissioner to grant a
licence or by a decision of the Commissioner to revoke a licence may, within
14 days of the date of receipt of the notice of such refusal or revocation,
appeal in writing to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
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14 Fees for services rendered.
Fees for services rendered.
14.
—(1) It shall be lawful for a licensee to charge and receive such fees as may
be prescribed from time to time.
(2) No licensee shall charge or receive any form of fees, remuneration, profit
or compensation otherwise than as provided in this Act or in any rules made
thereunder.
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15 Sharing of fees prohibited.
Sharing of fees prohibited.
15.
No licensee shall share the fees charged by him with contractors or
contractors’ agents to whom applicants for employment are sent for work.
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16 Keeping of registers.
Keeping of registers.
16.
—(1) Every licensee shall cause to be kept such registers as may be
prescribed.
(2) Such registers shall be kept at the office of the employment agency and
shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by the Commissioner or an
officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner.
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17 Submission of monthly returns.
Submission of monthly returns.
17.
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Every employment agency shall submit monthly returns in the prescribed form
not later than the seventh day of the month following the month in respect of
which those returns are required to be so submitted.
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18 Power to summon.
Power to summon.
18.
—(1) For the purposes of holding inquiries under section 19 and of
investigating into allegations of failure to comply with any of the provisions
of this Act or of any rules made thereunder the Commissioner may summon before
him the licensee or any person whom the Commissioner considers capable of
giving information respecting the affairs of an employment agency and the
Commissioner may require the licensee or person to produce any document in his
custody or power relating to the employment agency.
(2) The Commissioner may examine on oath, either by word of mouth or by
written interrogation, any person summoned to appear before him under
subsection (1).
(3) A person summoned shall be bound to attend at the time and place mentioned
in the summons and shall be bound to answer truly all questions put to him by
the Commissioner and shall produce all documents required to be produced by
him.
(4) No answer which a person is legally bound to give under subsection (3)
shall be proved against him in any criminal proceedings except in a
prosecution for giving false evidence by such answer.
(5) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
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19 Commissioner may institute
proceedings.
Commissioner may institute proceedings.
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19.
If upon inquiry whether upon an allegation of failure to comply with any of
the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder or otherwise, the
Commissioner is satisfied that an offence has been committed or that the
complaint is well founded, he may institute such proceedings as he may
consider necessary.
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20 Power to enter and inspect premises.
Power to enter and inspect premises.
20.
The Commissioner or any officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by
the Commissioner may, subject to any rules made under this Act, at any
reasonable time, and without previous notice, enter and inspect any employment
agency or any premises reasonably suspected of being used for the purposes of
an employment agency, and examine all books, or other documents found in the
premises, which may appear to him to be the property of or to have been used
for the purposes of an employment agency and remove them for further
examination.
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21 Liability of licensee for act of
servant.
Liability of licensee for act of servant.
21.
Whenever any licensee would be liable under the provisions of this Act or of
any rules made thereunder to any pecuniary penalty or forfeiture for any act,
omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same pecuniary penalty
or forfeiture for every similar act, omission, neglect or default, of any
agent or servant employed by him in the course of the operation of an
employment agency in respect of which he holds a licence.
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22 Furnishing false particulars in
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application.
Furnishing false particulars in application.
22.
Any person who in any application for a licence makes any statement which is
false in any material particular shall be guilty of an offence.
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23 Miscellaneous offences.
Miscellaneous offences.
23.
Any licensee who —
(a) charges or receives himself or through another person, for his services,
any sum greater than the prescribed fee;
(b) knowingly and voluntarily deceives any person by giving false information;
(c) instigates or induces any person not to admit in his service any employee
who has not applied for employment, work or position through his employment
agency; or
(d) knowingly sends, directs or takes any girl or woman to any place for
immoral purposes or to a place where she is likely to be morally corrupted,
shall be guilty of an offence.
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24 Penalties.
Penalties.
24.
—(1) A licensee or any person who is guilty of an offence under sections 22
and 23, other than an offence under section 23 (d), shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and in respect of a second or
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subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
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(2) A licensee or any person who is guilty of an offence under section 23 (d)
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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25 Officers to be public servants.
Officers to be public servants.
25.
For the purposes of this Act and of the Penal Code the Commissioner and other
officers appointed or acting under this Act shall be deemed to be public
servants within the meaning of the Penal Code.
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Cap. 224.
26 Employment agency deemed to be a
public place.
Employment agency deemed to be a public place.
26.
For the purposes of section 21 of the Minor Offences Act every employment
agency shall be deemed to be a public place.
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Cap. 184.
27 Right of hearing.
Right of hearing.
27.
The Commissioner and any officer authorised by him in writing in that behalf
shall have the right to appear and be heard before a Magistrate’s Court or
District Court in any proceeding under this Act.
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28 Power to deal with evidence taken by
another officer.
Power to deal with evidence taken by another officer.
28.
Where the Commissioner, or any officer performing the duties or exercising the
powers conferred on the Commissioner, has, for the purpose of inquiring into
any matter under this Act, taken any evidence or made any memorandum and is
prevented by death, transfer or other cause from concluding the inquiry, any
successor to the Commissioner or other officer may deal with that evidence or
memorandum as if he had taken it down or made it and proceed with the inquiry
from the stage at which his predecessor left it.
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29 Power to make rules.
Power to make rules.
29.
—(1) The Minister may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act
and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
powers he may make rules to prescribe —
(a) the types of employment in respect of which licences may be granted;
(b) the manner, circumstances and conditions under which licences may be
granted to persons for the purpose of operating employment agencies;
(c) the fees payable to licensees by applicants for employment and applicants
for employees;
(d) the fees payable for the grant and renewal of licences;
(e) the forms of licence, applications for the grant or renewal of licences,
registers and monthly returns;
(f) the circumstances and conditions under which employment agencies may be
granted permission to place or recruit employees outside Singapore;
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(g) the circumstances and conditions under which fees may be collected from
applicants for employment and applicants for employees, as the case may be;
(h) penalties for any contravention or failure to comply with any of the
provisions of any rules made under this section except that no such penalty
shall exceed $1,000 in the case of a first offence or $2,000 or 6 months’
imprisonment or both in the case of a second or subsequent offence;
(i) the kind and amount of security required to be given under this Act.
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(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Gazette and
shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication and if
a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for
a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of Parliament
next after the expiry of one month from the date when the rules are so
presented annulling the rules or any part thereof as from a specified date,
the rules or such part thereof, as the case may be, shall thereupon become
void as from that date but without prejudice to the validity of anything
previously done thereunder or to the making of new rules.