Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

of Social Residential Homes (General) Regulations 2026

Regulation 9

Suitability assessment

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 3(1) of the Act, the Director‑General must have regard to the following matters when assessing the suitability of any person for any purpose mentioned in section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the Act:

(a)

whether the person has been investigated for, charged with, or convicted of (whether before, on or after 1 July 2026) any offence —

(i)

under the Act or any Act mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) or (d);

(ii)

specified in the First Schedule to the Registration of Criminals Act 1949;

(iii)

specified in the Second Schedule to the Act;

(iv)

whether in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty;

(v)

whether in Singapore or elsewhere, the conviction for which involved a finding that the person had acted dishonestly;

(vi)

under the Adoption of Children Act 2022; or

(vii)

involving any of the following:

(A)

violence or serious physical hurt or harm;

(B)

sexual or child abuse;

(C)

drugs, psychoactive substances or intoxicating substances;

(D)

making false statements to or obstructing public authorities;

(E)

breach of national security;

(F)

any act that is likely to cause offence to any racial or religious group in Singapore;

(G)

cruelty to animals;

(H)

harassment;

(I)

arms and weapons;

(J)

organised crimes, money laundering, robbery or human or drug trafficking;

(b)

any evidence of the cancellation or suspension (whether before, on or after 1 July 2026) of the person’s registration, certificate or enrolment under any of the following provisions:

(i)

section 16, 17, 18 or 19 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;

(ii)

section 14, 14A, 14B, 14C or 21 of the Dental Registration Act 1999;

(iii)

section 18, 25, 36B, 36C, 36D, 36E or 36G of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

(iv)

section 20, 21, 22, 22A, 23 or 24 of the Medical Registration Act 1997;

(v)

section 14, 15, 16 or 17 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;

(c)

any evidence of the cancellation, modification or suspension (whether before, on or after 1 July 2026) of any approval granted to the person under the Act or the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017;

(d)

any evidence of the revocation, shortening, modification or suspension (whether before, on or after 1 July 2026) of any licence granted to the person under the Act or any of the following Acts:

(i)

the Children and Young Persons Act 1993;

(ii)

the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017;

(iii)

the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015;

(iv)

the repealed Homes for the Aged Act 1988;

(v)

the Healthcare Services Act 2020;

(vi)

the repealed Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act 1980;

(e)

whether the person has committed or been found guilty of professional misconduct.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 3(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act, the Director‑General, when assessing the suitability of a person for any purpose mentioned in those provisions, must also have regard to any evidence that the person is, or is likely to be, declared a bankrupt or has gone, or is likely to go, into compulsory or voluntary liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction.

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