Environmental Public Health (Assistance Dog — Exemption) Regulations 2026 · As enacted
2. Definitions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In these Regulations —“assistance dog” means a dog that is specifically trained to assist an individual with either or both of the following conditions, by performing 3 or more tasks that mitigate one or more physical effects of the condition:
physical disability;
hearing loss;“licence” means any of the following licences granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration and that is in force:
a licence under section 32 of the Act authorising a person to operate or use a food establishment, or permitting a food establishment to be used, for any purpose specified in the First Schedule to the Act;
a licence under section 36 of the Act authorising a person to use any building, situation or place specified in the licence as a private market;“licensed premises” means the premises specified in the licence at or within which the licensee is authorised by the licence to carry out an activity;“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted;“specified individual” means an individual who has either or both of the following conditions, but does not have visual impairment:
physical disability;
hearing loss.
“assistance dog” means a dog that is specifically trained to assist an individual with either or both of the following conditions, by performing 3 or more tasks that mitigate one or more physical effects of the condition:
physical disability;
hearing loss;
“licence” means any of the following licences granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration and that is in force:
a licence under section 32 of the Act authorising a person to operate or use a food establishment, or permitting a food establishment to be used, for any purpose specified in the First Schedule to the Act;
a licence under section 36 of the Act authorising a person to use any building, situation or place specified in the licence as a private market;
“licensed premises” means the premises specified in the licence at or within which the licensee is authorised by the licence to carry out an activity;
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted;
“specified individual” means an individual who has either or both of the following conditions, but does not have visual impairment:
physical disability;
hearing loss.