(1) Where the Minister decides to grant an employment permit in respect of a foreign national, the Minister shall cancel any employment permit previously granted in respect of the foreign national concerned that is, on the date of the decision, still in force.

(2) Where an employment permit in respect of a foreign national is cancelled in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister shall notify in writing -

(a) the foreign national, and

(b) the employer specified in the employment permit,

that the employment permit is cancelled with effect from the date specified therein and will cease to be in force from that date.