PART IV | Maintenance of licensed premises |
26. Every person who is engaged in the sale or preparation for sale of food or the sale of any goods shall ensure that —| (a) | the licensed premises used by him is kept clean; | | (b) | the licensed premises used by him is free of infestation by rodent, cockroaches or other vermin; | | (c) | the licensed premises used by him is properly maintained and kept in good repair; | | (d) | the licensed premises used by him is free of any discarded or unwanted boxes, containers or other things; | | (e) | only article of bedding or clothing or any article for use in connection with the business is placed, or stored in the licensed premises used by him and such articles shall be placed or stored only in store rooms or cupboards provided for that purpose; and | | (f) | nothing for use in connection with the sale or preparation for sale of food or the sale of any goods is placed or stored in any place outside the licensed premises used by him. |
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| Cleanliness around stall or pitch |
| 27. Every licensee of a stall or a pitch in a market shall keep any avenue, passage or space immediately in front of, behind or by the side of his stall or pitch clean. |
| 28. No person shall cause any obstruction in any market or in any street, passage or approach to any market with any vehicle, goods, or other things. |
29.—(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (5), no person shall —| (a) | bring any live animal into, or cause or permit any live animal to be brought into or kept in, any licensed premises; or | | (b) | cause or permit any live animal to be kept in any place which is abutting, or which opens directly into, any licensed premises. |
| (2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (6), where any premises are licensed as a food establishment or private market, the licensee shall, if so directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer, cause to be displayed in a conspicuous place at the licensed premises a sufficient number of suitable notices to the effect that live animals are prohibited within the licensed premises. |
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the licensee of a food establishment or private market may permit any guide dog accompanying a blind or visually impaired person to be brought into the dining or refreshment area or any toilet of the licensed premises if the guide dog is —| (a) | kept under proper control; | | (b) | restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any person or animal, or damage to any property; and | | (c) | held in a leash. |
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| (4) Where the licensee of a food establishment or private market permits guide dogs accompanying blind or visually impaired persons to be brought into his licensed premises under paragraph (3), the notice referred to in paragraph (2) shall specify that guide dogs are permitted within the licensed premises. |
(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where any premises are licensed as a food establishment where pets are allowed, any person may bring into, or cause or permit to be brought into, the dining or refreshment area or any toilet of the licensed premises any animal which is kept as a pet if the animal is —| (a) | kept under proper control; | | (b) | restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any person or animal, or damage to any property; and | | (c) | where the animal is a dog, held in a leash. |
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| (6) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any licensed premises referred to in paragraph (5). |
| (7) Subject to paragraph (8), no person shall feed any guide dog or cause or permit any guide dog to be fed in any licensed premises. |
| (8) Where any animal is brought into any licensed premises where pets are allowed, no person shall feed the animal or cause the animal to be fed using any crockery, utensil, container, receptacle, appliance or implement which is or will be used for the consumption of any food by a human being. |
(9) Where —| (a) | there is an outbreak of an infectious or animal-borne disease; or | | (b) | it is necessary in the interest of public health that any licensed premises should not be used as —| (i) | a food establishment or private market where guide dogs are permitted; or | | (ii) | a food establishment where pets are allowed, |
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| then, notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (5), the Director-General or an authorised officer may, by notice in writing, direct any licensee not to allow in his licensed premises any guide dog or animal kept as a pet. |
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| (10) Where the licensee of any licensed premises referred to in paragraph (3) or (5) has breached any restriction or condition subject to which the licence was granted, the Director-General or an authorised officer may, by notice in writing, direct the licensee not to allow in his licensed premises any guide dog or animal kept as a pet. |
| (11) Where a notice referred to in paragraph (9) or (10) has been issued in respect of any licensed premises, the provisions of paragraph (1) (without the exception) and paragraph (2) shall apply in relation to the licensed premises from the date of the notice for such period as the Director-General shall determine. |
| (12) Where any notice referred to in paragraph (9) or (10) has been issued in respect of any licensed premises, the Director-General shall, as soon as practicable, cause to be published in the Gazette a notification that the provisions of paragraph (1) (without the exception) and paragraph (2) shall apply in relation to the licensed premises from the date of the notice for the period referred to in paragraph (11). |
(13) In this regulation —“animal-borne disease” includes any disease that —| (a) | afflicts any animal; or | | (b) | is or can be transmitted by any animal, whether to a human being or another animal; |
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| “guide dog” means a dog that is specially trained to aid a particular blind or visually impaired person. [S 872/2005 wef 31/12/2005] |
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30.—(1) Every licensee of a food establishment or private market shall ensure that there are provided for use a sufficient number of water closets, urinals and wash-basins in the toilet.(2) Every licensee of a food establishment or private market shall ensure that —| (a) | the toilet in the licensed premises used by him is kept clean, properly maintained and in good repair; | | (b) | the toilet is not used for storage of any matter, article or thing which is not for use in connection with the toilet; | | (c) | the toilet is provided with toilet paper, soap or liquid detergent, litter bin or receptacle and clean towel or hand dryer; and | | (d) | the sanitary fittings, appliances and facilities are maintained in good working order, condition and repair. |
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(3) Every licensee of a food establishment or private market shall —| (a) | if so directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer, engage a toilet caretaker to ensure that the toilet is clean at all times; and [S 622/2004 wef 15/10/2004] | | (b) | maintain such record and schedule of cleaning of the toilet as may be directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer. [S 622/2004 wef 15/10/2004] |
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31.—(1) Every licensee holding a licence referred to in section 33 or 34 of the Act shall —| (a) | provide an adequate number of impervious receptacles with airtight coverings (which shall be kept closed) and of sufficient capacity to receive all refuse, rubbish or other waste produced upon the licensed premises used by him to hawk, sell or expose for sale any food or goods of any kind; | | (b) | deposit or cause or permit to be deposited any refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded by him in such receptacle referred to in sub-paragraph (a) that is lined with a plastic bag used for that purpose, except for waste of a size that cannot be accommodated in such receptacle; and | | (c) | ensure that the plastic bag containing the refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded is not torn or damaged and is securely fastened before he places or deposits it in a refuse bin centre or in such place as may be directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer for collection. |
(2) Every licensee of a food establishment, temporary fair or private market shall —| (a) | provide an adequate number of impervious receptacles with airtight coverings (which shall be kept closed) and of sufficient capacity to receive all refuse, rubbish or other waste produced upon the licensed premises used by the licensee as a food establishment, temporary fair or private market, unless such receptacles are already provided by a licensee holding a licence under section 33 or 34 of the Act; | | (b) | ensure that any refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded by him or any other person in those licensed premises is deposited in such receptacle referred to in sub-paragraph (a) that is lined with a plastic bag used for that purpose, except for waste of a size that cannot be accommodated in such receptacle; and | | (c) | ensure that the plastic bag containing the refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded is not torn or damaged and is securely fastened before it is placed or deposited in a refuse bin centre or in such place as may be directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer for collection. [S 522/2010 wef 27/09/2010] |
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| Register on licensed premises |
| 32. Every licensee shall maintain in his licensed premises a register in such form and for such purpose in connection with the licence as the Director-General may determine. [S 622/2004 wef 15/10/2004] |
33.—(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.| (2) A licensee who would have been guilty of an offence if anything had been done or omitted by him personally shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to the same penalty if that thing had been done or omitted to be done by his employee or assistant in the course of his business or in the scope of his employment unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he took all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission of the offence. |
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