Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Foreign Employee Dormitories Regulations 2015

Regulation 5

Application fee, licence fee and renewal fee

Amended byS 183/2026 wef 01/04/2026

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of sections 8(1) and 10(5) of the Act, the application fee for —

(a)

an application for a licence; or

(b)

an application to renew a licence,is a non‑refundable amount that is calculated as follows:where —

(c)

A is $1.50; and (d)B is the occupancy load of the boarding premises or 15,000, whichever is the lower.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of sections 9(1)(a) and 10(3)(a) of the Act —

(a)

the fee for a licence; or

(b)

the fee for a renewed licence (called a renewal fee),is an amount that is calculated as follows:where —

(c)

A is $1.50;

(d)

B is the occupancy load of the boarding premises or 15,000, whichever is the lower;

(e)

C is the term of the licence or renewed licence granted (as the case may be) in years, including any fraction of a year if less than 12 months;

(f)

“fraction of a year” means the quotient obtained by dividing the number of days in any part of the term of a licence or renewed licence that is less than 12 months, by 365; and

(g)

if the amount that is calculated is less than or equal to zero, the amount is treated as zero.

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