Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Early Childhood Development Centres Bill

Clause 14

Voluntary cessation of operation or surrender of licence

(1)

A licensee must not, without giving the Chief Licensing Officer prior notice —

(a)

wholly and permanently cease operating the early childhood development centre specified in the licensee’s licence; or

(b)

for any reason surrender the licence.

(2)

A notice under subsection (1) must be made to the Chief Licensing Officer not later than the prescribed time before the following date, whichever is applicable:

(a)

the date on which the early childhood development centre is to wholly and permanently cease operations;

(b)

the date on which the licensee intends the surrender of the licence to take effect.

(3)

No part of any licence fee or renewal fee may be refunded to the licensee upon the cessation of the operation of an early childhood development centre or surrender of a licence under this section.