Singapore legislation

Section 39

of Environmental Public Health Act 1987

Section 39

Cleanliness of markets and stalls

Amended by11/2019

(1)

Every licensee of a private market must keep the market in a clean and sanitary condition.

(2)

Every licensee of a stall must keep the stall and the immediate vicinity of the stall in a clean and sanitary condition.

(3)

Where, in the opinion of the Director‑General, Food Administration, a licensee of a private market or a stall‑holder has failed to comply with subsection (1) or (2) (as the case may be), the Director‑General, Food Administration may, by written notice, require the licensee, within the period that may be specified in the notice, to take any steps that the Director‑General, Food Administration may think fit for the purpose of complying with those subsections.

Amended by11/2019