ment. The Immigration Officer is, however, to refuse leave to enter if his examination reveals good reason for doing so. For example, leave to enter should be refused where, whether or not to the holder's knowledge, false representations were employed or material facts were not disclosed, either in writing or orally, for the purpose of obtaining the permit, or the holder's true age puts him outside the limits for employment, or he does not intend to take the employment specified, or is not capable of doing so. But if the period of validity of the permit has expired the Immigration Officer may nevertheless admit the passenger if satisfied that circumstances beyond his control prevented his arrival before the permit expired and that the job is still open to him.
Exception on grounds of United Kingdom ancestry
29. Upon proof that one of his grandparents was born in the United Kingdom and Islands, a Commonwealth citizen who wishes to take or seek employment in the United Kingdom will be granted an entry clearance for that purpose. A passenger holding an entry clearance granted in accordance with this paragraph does not need a work permit and, subject to paragraph 13, should be given indefinite leave to enter.
Working holidays
30. Young Commonwealth citizens aged 17 to 27 inclusive who satisfy the Immigration Officer that they are coming to the United Kingdom for an extended holiday before settling down in their own countries, and that they intend to take only employment which will be incidental to their holiday, may be admitted, on the understanding that they will not have recourse to public funds, for up to 2 years provided that they have the means to pay for their return journey. Where the Immigration Officer has reason to believe that recourse to public funds is likely, he will refuse leave to enter. If a passenger has previously spent time in the United Kingdom on a working holiday he may be admitted for a further period for the same purpose but the total aggregate period should not exceed 2 years.
Permit-free employment
31. Passengers in the following categories, although coming for employment, do not need work permits and may, subject to paragraph 13, be admitted for an appropriate period not exceeding 12 months if they hold a current entry clearance granted for the purpose:
(a) ministers of religion, missionaries and members of religious orders, if they are coming to work full-time as such and can maintain and accommodate themselves and their dependants without recourse to public funds. Members of religious orders engaged in teaching at establishments main- tained by their order will not require work permits, but if they are otherwise engaged in teaching, permits will be required;
(b) representatives of overseas firms which have no branch, subsidiary or
other representative in the United Kingdom;
(c) representatives of overseas newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting
organisations, on long-term assignment to the United Kingdom.
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32. Doctors and dentists coming to take up professional appointments do not need work permits and may, subject to paragraph 13, be admitted for an appropriate period not exceeding 12 months if they hold a current entry clearance granted for the purpose. Doctors eligible for hospital employment without undertaking the Department of Health and Social Security Attachment Scheme, and dentists seeking employment in or practising their profession, should be admitted without work permits for up to 6 months.
33. Passengers in the following categories, although coming for employment, do not need work permits and may, subject to paragraph 13, be admitted for an appropriate period not exceeding 12 months if they hold a current entry clearance granted for the purpose or other satisfactory documentary evidence that they do not require permits:
(a) private servants (aged 16 and over) of members of the staffs of diplomatic or consular missions or of members of the family forming part of the household of such persons;
(b) persons coming for employment 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 Kingdom under exchanges scheme 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) seamen under contract to join a ship in British waters;
(e) 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.
Businessmen 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
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