Singapore legislation

Section 4

of Massage Establishments Act

Section 4

Licensing of persons to carry on establishments for massage

(1)

No person shall carry on an establishment for massage without a licence from the Licensing Officer authorising him to do so.

(2)

An application for a licence shall be made in writing to the Licensing Officer.

(3)

On receipt of an application for a licence, the Licensing Officer may require the applicant to furnish him with such additional information as he may require.

(4)

After the receipt of an application for a licence and of any additional information that he may require, the Licensing Officer may issue a licence to the applicant to carry on an establishment for massage of the description and in the name and at the address specified in the application and may attach such conditions thereto as he may consider necessary for securing the due notification to him of any change in the name or private address of the licensee or in the treatment afforded or the nature of the business carried on at the establishment and generally for securing the proper conduct of the establishment.

(5)

A licence shall not be renewable as of right and an application to renew a licence shall be treated as an application for a licence.