Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Disqualification of key appointment holders
(1)
Despite the provisions of any other written law, a person must not, without the written consent of the Chief Licensing Officer, act or continue to act as a key appointment holder for any licensee of an early childhood development centre if —
the person is convicted of an offence under this Act;
the person is convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that the person had acted dishonestly;
the person is convicted of a prescribed offence, whether the offence was committed before, on or after the date the offence is prescribed;
the person is or has been a director of, or directly concerned in the management of —
an early childhood development centre for which a licence has been refused or is revoked;
a child care centre for which a licence under the repealed Act was, under that Act, refused or revoked; or
a kindergarten for which registration under the Education Act 1957 has been refused or cancelled;
the person is a teacher whose registration under the Education Act 1957 has been cancelled;
the person was prohibited under the repealed Act from being employed at a child care centre;
the person has, under this Act, been refused approval to be deployed at an early childhood development centre or has had his or her approval cancelled (except where the cancellation is due to the centre ceasing to exist); or
the person does not satisfy any of the prescribed criteria for a key appointment holder of a licensee.
(2)
Where the Chief Licensing Officer’s consent under this section is sought, the Chief Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —
carry out such inquiries and investigations into the person who is to act or continue to act as a key appointment holder, as are necessary for a proper consideration by the Chief Licensing Officer of the matter; and
request that the person provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Chief Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the matter.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(4)
Any licensee who knowingly allows a person to act or continue to act as a key appointment holder of the licensee in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.