Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011

No. S 415

Children and Young Persons Act

(CHAPTER 38)

Children and Young Persons
(Government Homes)
Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Children and Young Persons Act, MG (NS) Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 20th July 2011.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“home” means a home for children and young persons which is under the management or control of the Government and which is specified in the Schedule;

“Manager” means any person appointed by the Director to be in charge of and to oversee the management and administration of a home, and includes any person appointed by the Director to exercise the duties of the Manager in his absence;

“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;

“nurse” means an “enrolled nurse” or a “registered nurse” as defined in section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act (Cap. 209);

“resident” means any child or young person residing in a home.

Made this 18th day of July 2011.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.

[MCYS 76-06-01; AG/LLRD/SL/38/2010/6 Vol. 1]

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