Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Licensing of Foreign Employee Dormitory Operators
20. Notice of stoppage of use as foreign employee dormitory
Feedback & supportA licensed operator operating boarding premises as a foreign employee dormitory must not, without the prior approval of the Commissioner —
licensed operator
“licensed operator” means the person to whom a valid licence is granted under section 9(1)(a);
wholly and permanently cease operating the boarding premises specified in the licensed operator’s licence; or
for any reason surrender the licensed operator’s licence.
An application by a licensed operator for approval under subsection (1) must be made to the Commissioner at least 28 days (or any longer period that may be prescribed in substitution) immediately before the following date, whichever is applicable:
Commissioner
“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;
the date on which operations of the boarding premises are to wholly and permanently cease;
the date on which the licensed operator intends the surrender of the licence to take effect.
In granting any approval, the Commissioner may impose any conditions that he or she thinks fit, including but not limited to directing the licensed operator to provide assistance to foreign employees who are residents of the boarding premises specified in the licence to find alternative accommodation in Singapore.
boarding premises
“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;
The Commissioner may terminate a licence that is surrendered only when all conditions of his or her approval imposed under subsection (3) are satisfied.
licence
“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;
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.