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Immigration Amendment Act 2000

SAMOA

Immigration Amendment
2000, No. 7

Arrangement of Provisions

1. Short title and commencement

2. Insertion of section 11A

3. Amendment to section 13(1)

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AN ACT to amend the Immigration Act 1966.

[6th July 2000]

BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in Parliament assembled as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement-(1) This Act may be cited as the Immigration Amendment Act 2000 and shall be read with and form part of the Immigration Act 1966 (the "principal Act").

(2) This Act shall come into force on the date that it is assented to by the Head of State.

2. Insertion of section 11A - Section 11A is inserted into the principal Act as follows -

"11A. Entry for Holders of Work Permits - (1) Notwithstanding section 11, a permit shall be issued to any person entitling him to enter and reside or remain in Samoa if -

(a) The person is to be employed in a position to which a work permit has been granted under the Part VIA of the Labour and Employment Act; and

(b) Any conditions prescribed by Regulation as to the deposit to be made or other security to be furnished have been complied with; and

(c) All other prescribed conditions in relation to the person's entry into Samoa have been met.

(2) Every permit issued under this section shall remain in force for the period that the work permit issued under Part VIA of the Labour and Employment Act remains in force.

PROVIDED THAT in addition to any other action authorised to be taken under this Act to terminate the permit or remove its holder from Samoa, a permit shall become invalid if the holder of the permit ceases to be employed in the position in respect of which the work permit has been issued under the Labour and Employment Act.

(3) Any deposit made or security given under subsection (1) shall be in accordance with section 12.

(4) A fee of $200.00, or such other fee as may be prescribed, shall be payable for the grant or extension of an entry permit under this section."

3. Amendment to section 13(1) - Section 13(1) of the principal Act is amended by adding paragraph (e) as follows -

"(e) That the permit issued to the immigrant under section 11A(1) has become invalid in accordance with section 11A(2) or that the immigrant has otherwise breached any condition imposed under section 11 or section 11A of this Act."

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