Sec. 8 Employment Permits Act 2006

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Grant of employment permit by Minister.

Grant of employment permit by Minister.

8.— (1) Subject to sections 10, 12 and 14 and section 2(11) of the Act of 2003, the Minister may, on application made to him or her, grant an employment permit.

(2) The employment permit so granted shall, save in a case falling under subsection (3), operate to permit the employment in the State (being the employment specified in the application) of the foreign national concerned by—

(a) the applicant, or

(b) in the case of an application made under section 4(2), the other relevant person.

(3) In the case of an application by a foreign national, the employment permit so granted shall operate to permit the employment in the State of the foreign national concerned in an economic sector specified in the permit.

(4) An employment permit shall specify the period for which the foreign national concerned may be employed in the State pursuant to the permit and the permit shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, remain in force for that period accordingly.

(5) The period that shall be specified in the employment permit for that purpose shall not exceed 2 years beginning on the date of the grant of the permit or such longer period as may be specified by regulations under section 14.

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