Singapore legislation

Section 60

of Environmental Public Health Act 1987

Section 60

Publicly accessible premises to be kept clean, etc.

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(1)

The manager of any publicly accessible premises must —

(a)

regularly clean, and keep clean and in good repair, the premises;

(b)

keep the premises free of conditions that may endanger the lives or health of the manager’s employees or other users of the premises; and

(c)

where the premises are specified premises, comply with the additional requirements relating to specified premises under this Act.

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(2)

Where, in the opinion of the Director‑General, the manager of any publicly accessible premises fails to comply with subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), the Director‑General may, by written notice, require the manager within such period as may be specified in the notice to take any steps that the Director-General may think fit.

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(3)

In the case of any publicly accessible premises that are air‑conditioned, the Director‑General may, by written notice —

(a)

prescribe temperature and humidity controls for the air‑conditioned premises; and

(b)

require the manager of the premises —

(i)

to install automatic devices for recording the temperature and humidity level in the premises; and

(ii)

to keep such records and charts of the temperature and humidity level in such premises as the Director‑General may direct for the inspection of the Director‑General.

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