(1) An application for a dependant employment permit may be made under section 12 in respect of a foreign national referred to in subsection (2) or (3).

(2) A dependant employment permit may, subject to this Act, be granted, in accordance with section 19, to a foreign national who is -

(a) a dependant of a primary permit holder where, at the time the application for the employment permit is made -

(i) the employment permit granted to the primary permit holder is in force, and

(ii) that primary permit holder is in the employment specified in that employment permit,

or