Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Healthcare Services Bill

Clause 10

Application for licence

(1)

Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director in accordance with this section.

(2)

An application must —

(a)

be in the form and manner that the Director requires;

(b)

be accompanied by a non‑refundable application fee (if prescribed);

(c)

include all the following particulars:

(i)

the name and particulars of the applicant;

(ii)

the licensable healthcare service that the applicant intends to provide or continue to provide under the authority of the licence applied for;

(iii)

the business name by which the applicant intends to provide or continue to provide the licensable healthcare service;

(iv)

if any premises are to be used or continue to be used to provide the licensable healthcare service, the address of those premises;

(v)

if any conveyance is to be used or continue to be used to provide the licensable healthcare service, the registration number and other particulars, and the name and particulars of the owner, of the conveyance;

(vi)

the name of the individual who is or is to be the Principal Officer;

(vii)

the name of the individual or individuals who is or are or is or are to be appointed the Clinical Governance Officer or Clinical Governance Officers;

(viii)

other prescribed particulars (if prescribed);

(d)

be accompanied by any other information or document that the Director requires to decide on the application; and

(e)

if required by the Director, be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant verifying any information contained in or relating to the application.

(3)

In addition to the requirements under subsection (2), an application to renew a licence —

(a)

must ordinarily be made not later than the prescribed time before the date the licence expires (called in this subsection the renewal deadline); and

(b)

if made later than the renewal deadline, must be accompanied by a late renewal application fee (if prescribed).

(4)

The Director may carry out any inquiries and investigations in relation to the application that are necessary for a proper consideration of the application, including inspections of the premises at which the licensable healthcare service is to be or continue to be provided, and the conveyance and the equipment used or to be used in connection with the licensable healthcare service.

(5)

The Director may refuse an application that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section.

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