15. Business restriction directive

Terms defined in s 2

• boarding premises

  boarding premises

  Defined · s 2

  “boarding premises” means premises (or a complex of premises) that —(a)provide boarders or lodgers with a principal place of residence;(b)may have shared facilities (such as a communal living room, bathroom, laundry or kitchen) or services that are provided to boarders or lodgers, or both; and(c)have rooms (some or all of which may have private kitchen or bathroom facilities) that accommodate one or more boarders or lodgers;

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• business restriction directive

  business restriction directive

  Defined · s 2

  “business restriction directive” means the regulatory action mentioned in section 14(2)(b)(iii);

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• Commissioner

  Commissioner

  Defined · s 2

  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories appointed under section 6(1), and includes any Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories or Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories delegated under section 6(5) to exercise the Commissioner’s powers or duties under this Act;

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• foreign employee

  foreign employee

  Defined · s 2

  “foreign employee” means a foreigner —(a)who seeks employment, or is employed to work, in Singapore but excludes a self‑employed foreigner; or(b)whose employment in Singapore has expired or has been terminated (whether or not for justified reasons) and is authorised under the Immigration Act 1959 to remain in Singapore;

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• licence

  licence

  Defined · s 2

  “licence” means a licence granted under section 9(1)(a) authorising a person to operate the boarding premises specified in the licence as a foreign employee dormitory;

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• licensed operator

  licensed operator

  Defined · s 2

  “licensed operator” means the person to whom a valid licence is granted under section 9(1)(a);

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• occupancy agreement

  occupancy agreement

  Defined · s 2

  “occupancy agreement”, in relation to boarding premises, means an agreement (written or unwritten) —(a)to which a proprietor or an operator of the boarding premises (or a person acting on behalf of the operator) is a party; and(b)under which a foreign employee is provided one or more beds or rooms, or spaces within a room, in the boarding premises to occupy as a resident of those premises;

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• proprietor

  proprietor

  Defined · s 2

  “proprietor”, in relation to any premises that are leased or are subject to a tenancy or licence to occupy, includes the owner of the premises who is the lessor or grantor of the licence to occupy;

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• resident

  resident

  Defined · s 2

  “resident”, in relation to boarding premises (whether or not a foreign employee dormitory), means any individual who occupies or enjoys a right to occupy one or more beds or rooms, or spaces within a room, in those premises as the individual’s main or only residence in Singapore, and includes any resident who is a proprietor or manager of those premises or a relative of the proprietor or manager.

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