(1) A foreign national shall not -
(a) enter the service of an employer in the State, or
(b) be in employment in the State,
except in accordance with an employment permit granted by the Minister under section 8 of the Employment Permits Act 2006 that is in force.
(1A) Subsection (1) (b) applies whether the employment concerned results from -
(a) the foreign national's being employed in the State by a person,
(aa) the foreign national being employed outside the State by a foreign employer and being required by the foreign employer to carry out duties for, or participate in a training programme provided by, a person in the State who is connected to the foreign employer,
(b) his or her being employed by a person outside the State (the 'contractor') to perform duties in the State, the subject of an agreement between the contractor and another person, or
(c) any other arrangement.
(2) A person shall not employ a foreign national in the State except in accordance with an employment perm