Pro-ration of fees
4.—(1)  This regulation does not apply to a licensee who is a charitable healthcare service provider.
(2)  Where a licence is granted (including a licence granted on renewal) to a licensee for a period that is shorter than 2 years, the fees payable under regulation 3(4) for the grant or renewal of the licence (less the application fee mentioned in regulation 3(2) or (2A)) is to be pro-rated according to the number of months for which the licence is granted or renewed.
(3)  Where —
(a)an approval is granted to a licensee for approval of any permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode by which a licensable healthcare service is or is intended to be provided; and
(b)at the time the approval is granted, the remaining duration of the licence granted to the licensee to provide that licensable healthcare service is shorter than 2 years,
the fee payable under regulation 3(4) for the grant of the approval (less the application fee mentioned in regulation 3(2B), if applicable) is to be pro-rated according to the number of months of the remaining duration of the licence.
(4)  Where —
(a)an approval is granted to a licensee to provide a specified service for a licensable healthcare service; and
(b)at the time the approval is granted, the remaining duration of the licence granted to the licensee to provide that licensable healthcare service is shorter than 2 years,
the fee payable under regulation 3A(2) (less the application fee mentioned in regulation 3A(1)) is to be pro-rated according to the number of months of the remaining duration of the licence.
[S 442/2023 wef 26/06/2023]