Employment Permits Act 2006
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Revocation of employment permit. |
16.— (1) The Minister may revoke an employment permit if— | |
(a) in the opinion of the Minister, the holder of the permit or the employer has not complied with section 19 >(1) or (2), | ||
(b) the holder of the permit or the employer has been convicted of an offence under this Act, | ||
(c) in the opinion of the Minister, it was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, | ||
(d) in the opinion of the Minister, any information provided in respect of the application for it was false or misleading in a material respect, | ||
(e) the employment permit was granted by virtue of an administrative error, or | ||
(f) in the opinion of the Minister, it is in the public interest to do so. | ||
(2) Where the Minister decides to revoke an employment permit, he or she shall notify in writing the holder of the permit and the employer of— | ||
(a) the decision, | ||
(b) the reasons for it, and | ||
(c) the fact that either or both of them may, in accordance with regulations under section 29 (3) and within 28 days from the date of notification of the decision, submit the decision to the Minister for review under section 17 . | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (5) a decision to revoke an employment permit under this section shall, if such decision has not been submitted to the Minister for review under section 17 in accordance with that section, take effect on the expiration of the period mentioned in subsection (2)(c). | ||
(4) Where such a decision is submitted to the Minister for review under section 17 in accordance with that section, the revocation of the employment permit concerned shall, subject to subsection (5), not take effect until the review is determined (and the decision is confirmed on that review) or the submission of the decision for review is withdrawn. | ||
(5) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, the circumstances concerning the revocation of an employment permit are such that, having regard to the public interest, it is appropriate that the decision to revoke the permit should take effect immediately and he or she states that opinion in the notification of the decision under subsection (2), then the revocation shall take effect immediately on that notification. |