(1) Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act, section 7 shall not apply to a foreign national -

(a) in respect of whom a declaration under section 47 of the Act of 2015 is in force,

(b) who is permitted to enter and reside in the State, or reside in the State, pursuant to section 56 or 57 of the Act of 2015,

(c) who is a programme refugee within the meaning of section 59 of the Act of 2015,

(d) who is an applicant or a recipient within the meaning of the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018),

(e) who is entitled to enter the State and to be in employment in the State pursuant to the treaties governing the European Union (within the meaning of the European Communities Acts 1972 to 2012),

(f) who is permitted to remain in the State by the Minister for Justice and who is in employment in the State pursuant to a condition of that permission that the person may be in employment in the State without an employment permit, or