Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (WoodlandsHealth Pte Ltd — Exemption) Regulations 2020

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No. S 258

Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act

(CHAPTER 248)

Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics
(WoodlandsHealth Pte Ltd — Exemption)
Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21 and 22(1) of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (WoodlandsHealth Pte Ltd — Exemption) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 10 April 2020.

Definition

1A. In these Regulations, “licensed premises” means each of the following:

(a)	Halls 1, 2 and 3 of the Singapore Expo Convention Hall and Exhibition Centre;
(b)	Halls 4, 5 and 6 of the Singapore Expo Convention Hall and Exhibition Centre. [S 352/2020 wef 03/05/2020]

[S 333/2020 wef 27/04/2020]

Exemption

2. Subject to the conditions in regulation 3, regulation 36(2) of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (Rg 1) does not apply to, or in relation to, the medical clinic operated by WoodlandsHealth Pte Ltd (called in these Regulations the licensee) at any licensed premises.

[S 333/2020 wef 27/04/2020]

Conditions of exemption

3. The licensee must ensure that —

(a)

the licensed premises are kept in a clean condition at all times and are equipped with appropriate sanitary facilities;

(b)

each of the Halls of the Singapore Expo Convention Hall and Exhibition Centre comprising the licensed premises is used to accommodate only patients of the same gender;

(c)

every patient staying at the licensed premises is provided with adequate food and at least 3 meals every day; and

(d)

appropriate arrangements are made for all of the following:

(i)	cleaning and housekeeping services for the licensed premises;
(ii)	laundry services for the patients staying at the licensed premises;
(iii)	the security of the licensed premises to ensure the safety of the patients staying at the licensed premises;
(iv)	pest control within the licensed premises;
(v)	proper maintenance and repair of the fittings and fixtures (including air‑conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems) of the licensed premises.

Made on 9 April 2020.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary
(Health Development),
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 50:10/23-213; AG/LEGIS/SL/248/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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