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(b) persons coming for cinployment by an overseas Government or in the employment of the United Nations Organisation or other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member;

(c) teachers and language assistants coming to schools in the United King- dom under exchange schemes approved by the Education Departments or administered by the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges or the League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers; (d) scamen under contract to join a ship in British waters;

(c) operational staff (but not other staff) of overseas owned airlines; (f) seasonal workers at agricultural camps under approved schemes.

34. Doctors coming under arrangements approved by the Department of Health and Social Security with a view to their taking up attachments under the Department's Attachment Scheme should be admitted without work permits for up to 6 months.

Businessmien and self-employed persons

35. A passenger seeking admission for the purpose of establishing himself in the United Kingdom in business or in self-employment. whether on his own account or in partnership. must hold a current entry clearance issued for that purpose. A passenger who has obtained such an entry clearance should be admitted, subject to paragraph 13, for a period not exceeding 12 months with a condition restricting his freedom to take employment. For an applicant to obtain an entry clearance for this purpose he will need to satisfy the require- ments of either paragraph 36 or paragraph 37. In addition he will need to show that he will be bringing money of his own to put into the business; that his level of financial investment will be proportional to his interest in the business; that he will be able to bear his share of the liabilities; that he will be occupied full-time in the running of the business; and that there is a genuine need for his services and investment. In no case should the amount of money to be invested by the applicant be less than £150,000 and evidence that this amount or more is under his control and disposable in the United Kingdom must be produced.

36. Where the applicant intends to take over, or join as a partner, an existing business, he will need, in addition to meeting the requirements of the preceding paragraph, to show that his share of the profits will be sufficient to maintain and accommodate him and his dependants. Audited accounts of the business for previous years must be produced to the entry clearance officer in order to establish the precise financial position, together with a written statement of the terms on which he is to enter or take over the business. There must be evidence to show that his services and investment will create new, paid, full-time employment in the business for persons already settled here. An entry clearance is to be refused if an applicant cannot satisfy all the relevant requirements of this or the preceding paragraph or where it appears that the proposed partnership or directorship amoums to disguised employ- ment or where it seems likely that, to obtain a livelihood, the applicant will have to supplement his business activities by employment of any kind or by recourse to public funds.