(1) A foreign national shall not -

(a) enter the service of an employer in the State, or

(b) be in employment in the State,

except in accordance with an employment permit that is in force in respect of that foreign national.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) applies whether the employment concerned results from -

(a) the foreign national being employed in the State by a person,

(b) the foreign national being employed outside the State by a foreign employer and being required by that foreign employer to carry out duties for, or participate in a training programme provided by, a person in the State who is connected to the foreign employer,

(c) the foreign national being employed outside the State by a person to perform duties in the State the subject of a contract service agreement, or

(d) any other arrangement.