Singapore legislation

Regulation 41

of Hotels Licensing Regulations 1974

Regulation 41

Exemptions

Subregulation 1

The following classes of premises are exempt from the provisions of the Act:

(a)

any premises kept or managed, or to be kept or managed, by any person for use as a hotel for a period shorter than 6 months, regardless of whether the whole or only a part of those premises is kept or managed, or to be kept or managed, for that use;

(b)

any workers’ dormitory;

(c)

any premises used as staff quarters; (d)any hospital, nursing home or confinement centre; (e)any chalet or club operated by or on behalf of the Government or a public authority;

(f)

any student hostel;

(g)

any premises managed by a tertiary education institution for the provision of accommodation to full‑time, part‑time or visiting academia (whether or not of that tertiary education); (h)any premises for the provision of accommodation that is located within the airside area of an airport within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Changi Airport) By‑laws 2009 or the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Seletar Airport) By‑laws 2009, as the case may be;

(i)

any premises managed by a specified association for the provision of accommodation to its members (whether the accommodation is used by the member provided with the accommodation or any other person at the invitation of the member), if the specified association charges its members subscription fees at intervals of one month or longer; (j)any building or buildings, or part of a building, which is or are approved or authorised to be used as serviced apartments under the Planning Act 1998.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), “provision of accommodation” means any provision of accommodation that includes the provision of domestic service for hire or reward of any kind.

Subregulation 3

In paragraph (1) —

Definition

“public authority” means a body established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function, but excludes a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;

Definition

“specified association” means any of the following: (a)a co‑operative society within the meaning of the Co‑operative Societies Act 1979;

(b)

a society within the meaning of the Societies Act 1966;

(c)

a mutual benefit organisation within the meaning of the Mutual Benefit Organisations Act 1960;

(d)

a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Unions Act 1940.