Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Sch 1

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FIRST SCHEDULESections 2 and 60(1)Licensable social residential homes1. For the purposes of the definition of “licensable social residential home” or “licensable SRH” in section 2(1), “licensable social residential home” or “licensable SRH” means any of the following:(a)an adult disability home;(b)a home for children and young persons;(c)a sheltered home;(d)a welfare home.2. In this Schedule —“adult disability home” means any premises that provide residential accommodation, care, biopsychosocial intervention, and support to carry out daily activities to any individual who —(a)is 18 years of age or older at the time of the individual’s admission to the premises as a resident; and(b)has autism or any intellectual, physical or sensory disability or any combination of those disabilities,but does not include any healthcare premises or premises used as a welfare home;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“approved permanent premises” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“boarding school” means a school that provides accommodation and board for pupils during term time;“child” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993;[Deleted by S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“elderly person” means an individual who is 60 years of age or older;“healthcare premises” means any approved permanent premises used for the provision of any of the following healthcare services under a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020:(a)an acute hospital service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;(b)a community hospital service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;(c)a contingency care service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;(d)a nursing home service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“home for children and young persons” means any premises that provide residential accommodation with board and care to any child or young person for the purposes of his or her protection or rehabilitation or both, but does not include any healthcare premises or a boarding school that is registered or exempt from registration under the Education Act 1957 or the Private Education Act 2009; [S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026][Deleted by S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“sheltered home” means any premises that provide residential accommodation, care and support to carry out daily activities to elderly persons, but does not include —(a)any healthcare premises; or[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026](b)any premises used as an adult disability home or a welfare home;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“welfare home” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Destitute Persons Act 1989;“young person” means a person who is 14 years of age or older but below 21 years of age.

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Sch 1Licensable social residential homes

FIRST SCHEDULESections 2 and 60(1)Licensable social residential homes

1. For the purposes of the definition of “licensable social residential home” or “licensable SRH” in section 2(1), “licensable social residential home” or “licensable SRH” means any of the following:

(a)

an adult disability home;

(b)

a home for children and young persons;

(c)

a sheltered home;

(d)

a welfare home.

2. In this Schedule —“adult disability home” means any premises that provide residential accommodation, care, biopsychosocial intervention, and support to carry out daily activities to any individual who —

(a)

is 18 years of age or older at the time of the individual’s admission to the premises as a resident; and

(b)

has autism or any intellectual, physical or sensory disability or any combination of those disabilities,but does not include any healthcare premises or premises used as a welfare home;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“approved permanent premises” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“boarding school” means a school that provides accommodation and board for pupils during term time;“child” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993;[Deleted by S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“elderly person” means an individual who is 60 years of age or older;“healthcare premises” means any approved permanent premises used for the provision of any of the following healthcare services under a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020:

(a)

an acute hospital service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;

(b)

a community hospital service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;

(c)

a contingency care service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;

(d)

a nursing home service within the meaning of the First Schedule to the Healthcare Services Act 2020;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“home for children and young persons” means any premises that provide residential accommodation with board and care to any child or young person for the purposes of his or her protection or rehabilitation or both, but does not include any healthcare premises or a boarding school that is registered or exempt from registration under the Education Act 1957 or the Private Education Act 2009; [S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026][Deleted by S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“sheltered home” means any premises that provide residential accommodation, care and support to carry out daily activities to elderly persons, but does not include —

(a)

any healthcare premises; or[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]

(b)

any premises used as an adult disability home or a welfare home;[S 470/2026 wef 01/07/2026]“welfare home” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Destitute Persons Act 1989;“young person” means a person who is 14 years of age or older but below 21 years of age.