Singapore legislation
Schedule 3
Schedule 3
Saving and transitional provisions for adult disability homes
THIRD SCHEDULESection 67Saving and transitional provisions for adult disability homes
1. In this Schedule, “appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 6.2.—
Despite anything in this Act, a person who —
immediately before the appointed day, was operating an adult disability home; and
on or after the appointed day, would be required under section 6 to be authorised to operate the adult disability home by a licence,may continue operating the adult disability home on or after the appointed day —
until the expiry of 6 months after the appointed day; or
if, before the expiry of the 6‑month period after the appointed day, the person has applied under section 7 for a licence to operate the adult disability home and the application has not been granted, refused or withdrawn on or before that date — for the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (2).(2) For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(d), the period is a period ending on the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the Director‑General grants a licence under section 8 to the person;
the date that the application for a licence is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 8 or withdrawn.3.—
Despite anything in this Act, every individual who, immediately before the appointed day, was acting as a key appointment holder of the person mentioned in paragraph 2(1) (called in this Schedule the operator), may continue to act as such on or after the appointed day —
until the expiry of 6 months after the appointed day; or
if, before the expiry of the 6‑month period after the appointed day, the operator has applied under section 7 for a licence to operate the adult disability home and the application has not been granted, refused or withdrawn on or before that date — for the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (2).(2) For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(b), the period is —
a period ending on the date that the operator’s application for a licence is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 8 or withdrawn; or
where the Director‑General grants a licence under section 8 to the operator —
6 months after the licence is granted to the operator (now also the licensee); or
if, within the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), an application is made under section 20 for approval for the licensee to appoint the individual as a key appointment holder of the licensee, the period that ends on the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the Director‑General grants the approval under section 21;
the date on which the application for approval is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 21 or withdrawn.4.—
Despite anything in this Act, an individual who, immediately before the appointed day, was acting as the person‑in‑charge of the adult disability home mentioned in paragraph 2(1), may continue to act as such on or after the appointed day —
until the expiry of 6 months after the appointed day; or
if, before the expiry of the 6‑month period after the appointed day, the operator has applied under section 7 for a licence to operate the adult disability home and the application has not been granted, refused or withdrawn on or before that date — for the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (2).(2) For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(b), the period is —
a period ending on the date that the operator’s application for a licence is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 8 or withdrawn; or
where the Director‑General grants a licence under section 8 to the operator —
6 months after the licence is granted to the operator (now also the licensee); or
if, within the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), an application is made under section 20 for approval for the licensee to appoint the individual as the person‑in‑charge of the adult disability home, the period that ends on the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the Director‑General grants the approval under section 21;
the date on which the application for approval is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 21 or withdrawn.5.—
Despite anything in this Act, every individual who, immediately before the appointed day, was deployed by the operator to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties mentioned in section 19(1) in relation to —
the operation of the adult disability home mentioned in paragraph 2(1); or
the management of the residents of that adult disability home,may continue to be so deployed on or after the appointed day —
until the expiry of 6 months after the appointed day; or
if, before the expiry of the 6‑month period after the appointed day, the operator has applied under section 7 for a licence to operate the adult disability home and the application has not been granted, refused or withdrawn on or before that date — for the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (2).(2) For the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(d), the period is —
a period ending on the date that the operator’s application for a licence is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 8 or withdrawn; or
where the Director‑General grants a licence under section 8 to the operator —
6 months after the licence is granted to the operator (now also the licensee); or
if, within the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), an application is made under section 20 for approval for the licensee to deploy the individual to carry out a duty mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) — the period that ends on the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the Director‑General grants the approval under section 21;
the date on which the application for approval is finally refused by the Director‑General under section 21 or withdrawn.