2. In this Notification, unless the context otherwise requires —| “amusement centre” means any premises where jackpot machines, pin-ball machines, video game machines or any other similar game machines are provided for entertainment; |
| “child care centre” means a child care centre licensed under the Child Care Centres Act (Cap. 37A); [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “cinema” means the auditorium of any building used for the exhibition of films; |
| “clinical laboratory” means any premises used or intended to be used for any type of examination of the human body or of any matter derived therefrom for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or for the assessment of the health of any person, or for ascertaining the cause of death or the result of any medical or surgical treatment given to any person; [S 621/2005 wef 01/10/2005] |
| “exercise area” means any premises designated for any physical exercise or sport; [S 706/2008 wef 01/01/2009] |
| “factory” means any premises used for any industrial or manufacturing purpose, and includes any repair or processing workshop and any warehouse, as well as any corridor, lobby, stairwell, washroom or other common area in such premises to which persons employed therein have access, but does not include a construction site within the meaning of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap. 94A); [S 706/2008 wef 01/01/2009] |
| “food establishment” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95); |
| “foodshop” means any food establishment licensed as a foodshop under section 32 of the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95); |
| “Government school” means a school organised and conducted directly by the Government; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
“Government-aided school” means a school (not being an independent school) which —| (a) | is established by a person other than the Government; and | | (b) | is conducted by a committee of management in respect of a grant‑in‑aid from the Government to defray the costs and expenses of conducting the school; |
[S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “hawker centre” means any place or premises or part thereof (other than a foodshop), with multiple stalls, used for the sale, or for the preparation or manufacture for sale, or for the storage or packing for sale, of food whether cooked or not, intended for human consumption; [S 345/2006 wef 01/07/2006] |
| “healthcare establishment” means any premises used or intended to be used for the provision of any service, or for carrying out any practice or procedure, that is related to the diagnosis, treatment or care of any person suffering from any disease, injury or disability; [S 621/2005 wef 01/10/2005] |
| “hospital” means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or suffer from any sickness, disease, injury or infirmity, including the grounds of the hospital, any car park within those grounds and any area within the compound of the hospital; [S 2/2013 wef 15/01/2013] |
“independent school” means a school which is specified in —| (a) | any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 284A); or | | (b) | Part I of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations (Cap. 87A, Rg 1); |
[S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “Institute of Technical Education” means the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore established under section 3 of the Institute of Technical Education Act (Cap. 141A); [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “Jurong Town Corporation” means the Jurong Town Corporation established under section 3 of the Jurong Town Corporation Act (Cap. 150); [S 259/2016 wef 01/06/2016] |
| “kindergarten” means a kindergarten registered under section 23 of the Education Act (Cap. 87); [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
“language centre” means —| (a) | any educational institution organised and conducted directly by the Government and bearing the name “Ministry of Education Language Centre”; or | | (b) | the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre; |
[S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “market” has the same meaning as in the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95) but excludes any outdoor market; [S 706/2008 wef 01/01/2009] |
| “maternity home” means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception of pregnant women or of women immediately after child-birth; |
“medical clinic” means any premises used or intended to be used by a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174), a dentist registered under the Dentists Act (Cap. 76) or any other person —| (a) | for the diagnosis or treatment of persons suffering from or believed to be suffering from any disease, injury or disability of mind or body; or | | (b) | for curing or alleviating any abnormal condition of the human body by the application of any apparatus, equipment, instrument or device requiring the use of electricity, heat or light; |
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| “nursing home” means any premises, other than a maternity home, used or intended to be used for the reception of, and the provision of nursing for, persons suffering or convalescing from any sickness, injury or infirmity; |
| “office premises” means any room or premises or part thereof the sole or principal use of which is for the carrying out of any administrative or clerical or other related work; |
| “pavilion” means any covered area that is used or intended to be used principally for holding funerals, weddings, gatherings, meetings or other communal or social functions; [S 2/2013 wef 15/01/2013] |
| “polytechnic” means a polytechnic established by a public Act; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “private education” has the same meaning as in the Private Education Act (Cap. 247A); [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “privately-funded school” means a school specified in the Private Education (Excluded Private Education Institutions) Notification 2010 (G.N. No. S 249/2010); [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 100 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276); |
| “public swimming pool” means any swimming pool licensed under section 63 of the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95) or any swimming pool owned by the Government; [S 621/2005 wef 01/10/2005] |
| “Public Utilities Board” means the Public Utilities Board continued under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261); [S 259/2016 wef 01/06/2016] |
| “refreshment area” means any premises, or any part thereof, of a foodshop, hawker centre, discotheque, pub, bar, lounge or night club where food or drinks may be consumed by members of the public or a section of the public; [S 268/2007 wef 01/07/2007] |
| “registered private education (degree) institution” means a registered private education institution that provides any education leading to the award of a degree; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “registered private education institution” has the same meaning as in the Private Education Act; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “registered private education (non-degree) institution” means a registered private education institution that does not provide any education leading to the award of a degree; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “relevant premises”, in relation to a registered private education (degree) institution or a registered private education (non‑degree) institution, means any building, enclosure, ground, open-air space or other place used by the registered private education (degree) institution or the registered private education (non‑degree) institution, as the case may be, in connection with the provision of private education; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
“relevant school” means any of the following:| (a) | a Government school; | | (b) | a Government-aided school; | | (c) | an independent school; | | (d) | the Institute of Technical Education; | | (e) | a language centre; | | (f) | a polytechnic; | | (g) | a privately-funded school; | | (h) | a special education school; | | (i) | a specified educational institution; | | (j) | the Mountbatten Vocational School; | | (k) | the Alsagoff Arabic School; | | (l) | the Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah; | | (m) | the Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah; | | (n) | the Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah; | | (o) | the Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah; | | (p) | the Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah; |
[S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| [Deleted by S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “special education school” means a school which is set out in Part II of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “specified educational institution” means an educational institution set out in Part III of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations; [S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “theatre” means the auditorium of any building used for the performance or presentation of any stage play, musical, song or dance show, recital, competition, sporting contest, exhibition, variety act or other entertainment; |
| “Town Council” means any Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act (Cap. 329A); [S 259/2016 wef 01/06/2016] |
| “uncovered area” means an area that does not have a ceiling, roof or other structure or device (whether fixed or moveable) that prevents or impedes upward airflow; [S 706/2008 wef 01/01/2009] |
“university” means —| (a) | the Nanyang Technological University; | | (b) | the National University of Singapore; | | (c) | the Singapore Management University; | | (d) | the Singapore University of Technology and Design; | | (e) | the Singapore Institute of Technology; or | | (f) | the Singapore University of Social Sciences; |
[S 538/2017 wef 01/10/2017] |
| “ventilation intake” means an air duct or other opening in any building through which outdoor fresh air is drawn into the building, whether mechanically or otherwise, to replace the air within the building. [S 706/2008 wef 01/01/2009] |
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