(1) Subject to sections 9, 10, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 44, 45 and 47, the Minister may, on consideration of an application made to him or her, grant an employment permit.

(2) Subject to sections 27, 29 and 31, an employment permit granted under subsection (1) shall be granted to the foreign national concerned and shall, other than in a case referred to in subsection (3), operate to permit the employment in the State of the foreign national concerned -

(a) in the employment specified in the application, and

(b) by the person identified in the application in accordance with section 12(6) as the employer of the foreign national in relation to that employment.