Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Child Care Centres Bill

Clause 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“child care centre” means any premises at which 5 or more children who are under the age of 7 years are habitually received for the purposes of care and supervision during part of the day or for longer periods;“Director” means the Director of Social Welfare and includes any officer authorised by him to act on his behalf;“licence” means a licence issued under this Act in respect of a child care centre, and “licensed” and “licensee” have corresponding meanings;“premises” includes any building, enclosure, ground or open air space.

Definition

“child care centre” means any premises at which 5 or more children who are under the age of 7 years are habitually received for the purposes of care and supervision during part of the day or for longer periods;

Definition

“Director” means the Director of Social Welfare and includes any officer authorised by him to act on his behalf;

Definition

“licence” means a licence issued under this Act in respect of a child care centre, and “licensed” and “licensee” have corresponding meanings;

Definition

“premises” includes any building, enclosure, ground or open air space.

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