Singapore legislation

Section 11

of Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015

Section 11

Conditions of licence

(1)

In granting a licence to any person to operate any boarding premises as a foreign employee dormitory, the Commissioner may impose any conditions that the Commissioner considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), a licence to operate any boarding premises as a foreign employee dormitory may include conditions requiring the licensed operator concerned —

(a)

to meet all the following standards prescribed, or specified in the licence insofar as they are not prescribed:

(i)

standards for facilities and services provided to residents including, but not limited to, standards for the maintenance, cleanliness, water supply, sanitation and hygiene of those premises and standards concerning the physical and mental welfare, social activities, personal protection and meals of foreign employees who are resident;

(ii)

standards for accommodation provided to residents including, but not limited to, standards concerning bedrooms, bathrooms and other rooms or spaces within rooms that are occupied or used by residents;

(iii)

standards to prevent overcrowding;

(b)

to prepare to deal with any public emergency;

(c)

to furnish to the Commissioner financial information including accounts in respect of such period and on such basis as may be specified;

(d)

to furnish persons specified in the licence or the Commissioner, in such manner and at such times as may be similarly specified, with such information as appears to the Commissioner to be requisite or expedient for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by those persons or the Commissioner of the functions or duties assigned to them or as may be reasonably required for that purpose; and

(e)

to provide or further provide a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may determine, of such amount as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(3)

A licensed operator who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of the licensed operator’s licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, for each condition that is contravened or not complied with.