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Subsidiary Legislation

Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011

Part I

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

reg 1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 20th July 2011.

reg 2Definitions

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“home” means a home for children and young persons which is under the management or control of the Government and which is specified in the Schedule;[Deleted by S 515/2020 wef 01/07/2020]“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;“nurse” means an “enrolled nurse” or a “registered nurse” as defined in section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act (Cap. 209);“relevant person” means a person —

(a)

who may visit or meet with a resident of a home if such visit or meeting is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home; or

(b)

whose wedding or funeral may be attended by a resident of a home if such attendance is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home;“remanded person” means a person remanded in a home that is also a remand home, under section 53(2) of the Act;“resident” means any person below 21 years of age residing in a home.

“home” means a home for children and young persons which is under the management or control of the Government and which is specified in the Schedule;

“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;

“nurse” means an “enrolled nurse” or a “registered nurse” as defined in section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act (Cap. 209);

“relevant person” means a person —

(a)

who may visit or meet with a resident of a home if such visit or meeting is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home; or

(b)

whose wedding or funeral may be attended by a resident of a home if such attendance is permitted by the person‑in‑charge of the home;

“remanded person” means a person remanded in a home that is also a remand home, under section 53(2) of the Act;

“resident” means any person below 21 years of age residing in a home.

Part V

Management of Residents