Singapore legislation
Clause 31
Clause 31
Grant of approval
(1)
In determining whether to grant approval in relation to an application under section 30, the Chief Licensing Officer must have regard to, and give such weight as the Chief Licensing Officer considers appropriate to, all of the following matters:
whether the individual has the appropriate character and fitness;
whether the individual has been —
convicted of an offence under this Act;
convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that the individual had acted dishonestly; or
convicted of a prescribed offence, whether the offence was committed before, on or after the date the offence is prescribed;
whether there is any other relevant matter that makes it contrary to the public interest to grant approval.
(2)
For the purpose of determining whether an individual has the appropriate character and fitness under subsection (1)(a), the Chief Licensing Officer must take into account the prescribed considerations (if prescribed).
(3)
To avoid doubt, the Chief Licensing Officer is not confined to consideration of the matters in subsection (1) or prescribed under subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant.
(4)
An approval granted under this section for an individual to provide an educational service at an early childhood development centre operated by a licensee ceases when the individual ceases to be engaged by the licensee to provide the educational service.