No. S 414
Children and Young Persons Act
(CHAPTER 38)
Children and Young Persons
(Licensing of Homes)
Regulations 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 52Q of the Children and Young Persons Act, the 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 (Licensing of Homes) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 20th July 2011.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
[Deleted by S 514/2020 wef 01/07/2020]
“home” means a home for children and young persons licensed under section 52B(3) of the Act;
“licensee”, in relation to a home, means the person who has been issued a licence in respect of that home;
“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 a person who is an “enrolled nurse” or a “registered nurse” as defined in section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act (Cap. 209);
“relevant person” means a person —
(a)who may visit or meet with a resident of a home if such visit or meeting is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home; or
(b)whose wedding or funeral may be attended by a resident of a home if such attendance is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home;
[S 514/2020 wef 01/07/2020]
“resident” means any person below 21 years of age residing in a home;
[S 514/2020 wef 01/07/2020]
“staff” means any person employed by the licensee of a home to work in the home and includes the person-in-charge of the home.
[S 514/2020 wef 01/07/2020]
Made this 18th day of July 2011.
CHAN HENG KEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.
[MCYS 76-06-01 Vol. 45; AG/LLRD/SL/38/2010/3 Vol. 1]