(1) The period for which an employment permit may be renewed under section 36 shall, subject to this section, section 9(2)(j)(ii), section 31(1)(b), section 38(3) and section 39(4) and (5), not exceed such period as may be prescribed by the Minister in accordance with section 47(2)(j).

(2) In the case of the renewal of an intra-company transfer employment permit granted in respect of an employment referred to in section 9(2)(d)(i), where the Minister is satisfied that the duties to be carried out for the connected person will not be completed on the date of the expiration of the permit that is the subject of the application for renewal, the Minister may, subject to subsection (4), renew the permit in accordance with this section, for the period referred to in subsection (1) or, where the remaining period in which those duties are to be completed is less than the period referred to in subsection (1), for the lesser period.