Singapore legislation

Clause 19

Regulations

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations are required to be made under this Act and generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations providing in relation to licensed child care centres for all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the forms, fees and registers for the purposes of this Act;

(b)

the operation, management and supervision thereof;

(c)

the classes or types thereof;

(d)

the duties and responsibilities of persons licensed in respect thereof;

(e)

the qualifications, experience, appointment, duties, responsibilities and discipline of persons for the purposes of the operation, management and supervision thereof;

(f)

the admission of children thereto and the minimum or maximum age of children who may be admitted to any class or type thereof;

(g)

the medical examination of the children cared for and the persons employed therein;

(h)

the exclusion therefrom of any child or employee and measures to preserve the health and well-being of children or employees;

(i)

the control and supervision of activities therein;

(j)

the adequacy, suitability and use of equipment therein;

(k)

the keeping, in respect thereof, of records, timetables, menus and books of account;

(l)

the reports and information to be supplied to the Director in respect thereof;

(m)

the structure, hygiene and sanitation thereof;

(n)

the precautions to be taken against fire or other peril likely to endanger the lives or health of children cared for therein;

(o)

the amount of fees and other charges that may be charged or imposed in respect of the services provided therein or otherwise on account of the attendance of children thereat and the restriction or prohibition of any further fees and charges or of any specified fees and charges;

(p)

the methods of payment or collection of fees and charges and the restriction or prohibition of collections or subscriptions of moneys; and

(q)

anything which may be prescribed.

(3)

Any regulation made under this section may —

(a)

prohibit the performance of specified acts without the consent of the Director;

(b)

authorise the Director to require or prohibit the performance of specified acts; and

(c)

require specified acts to be performed to the satisfaction of the Director.

(4)

The Director may, by notice in writing to the licensee of a child care centre, waive wholly, partly or conditionally the requirements of any regulation in respect of that child care centre and may amend or withdraw any such notice.

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