(1) In considering an application for an employment permit, the Minister shall, subject to subsection (3), have regard to -

(a) the extent to which a decision to grant the permit would be consistent with economic policy for the time being of the Government,

(b) whether the knowledge and skills and, where appropriate, the qualifications and experience referred to in section 13(b) are required for, or relevant to, the employment concerned,

(c) such of the other matters referred to in section 12 or 13 as are relevant to the application,

(d) if any of the provisions of section 32 or 33 fall to be applied in relation to the application, any matters that, in the opinion of the Minister, are material to the application of such a provision or provisions, and

(e) the different purposes, specified in section 9(2), for which an employment permit may be granted.