Employment Agencies Order, 2004 · As enacted
10. Conditions to be fulfilled for grant of licence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No licence to carry on the business of an employment agency shall be granted unless -
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{a) where such business is to be carried on by an individual, he is a citizen or permanent resident of Brunei Darussalam;
permanent resident
"permanent resident" means a person to whom either a Residence Permit or an Entry Permit has been issued under the Immigration Act. Administration of Order.
{b) where such business is to be carried on by a partnership, the partners are citizens or permanent residents of Brunei Darussalam;
{c) where such business is to be carried on by a body corporate, all of the shares in the capital of the body corporate are held by citizens or permanent residents of Brunei Darussalam;
{d)
the person in charge of and every employee or agent whose duties are connected with such business -
is a person of good character;
Iii} is not an undischarged bankrupt; and
has not been convicted of any offence and sentenced to a fine of more than $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term of more than one year for any offence;
{e)
there are suitable premises for carrying on such business;
(fJ such individual who, or the partnership or body corporate which, is to carry on such business undertakes that such business will be carried on in a morally and irreproachable manner; and
{g) such other conditions as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section are fulfilled.
Period for which licence in force.
Terms defined in s 2
employment agency
Defined · s 2"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, and includes any registry set up by an employer for the sole purpose of recruiting persons for employment on his own behalf;
permanent resident
Defined · s 2"permanent resident" means a person to whom either a Residence Permit or an Entry Permit has been issued under the Immigration Act. Administration of Order.