§ 15 — Amendment of licence

15.—(1) A licensee that intends to —(a)

stop providing the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates —(i)

at any approved permanent premises;

(ii)

using any approved conveyance; or

(iii)

by any service delivery mode specified in the licence,

except where the approved permanent premises, approved conveyance or service delivery mode (as the case may be) is the only approved mode for the provision of the licensable healthcare service;

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(b)

stop providing any approved specified service; or[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(c)

amend any other particulars or information (except conditions) specified in the licence,

must apply to the Director-General to amend the licence.

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(2) [Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(3) An application to amend a licence under subsection (1) must be —(a)

in the form and manner that the Director-General requires;[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(b)

made —(i)

no later than the prescribed time before the licensee stops providing the licensable healthcare service at the approved permanent premises, using the approved conveyance, or by the service delivery mode;

(ii)

no later than the prescribed time before the licensee stops providing the approved specified service; or

(iii)

before the amendment is to take effect,

as the case may be; and

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(c)

accompanied by an application fee (if prescribed).

(4) Different application fees may be prescribed in respect of different types of amendments to a licence.

(5) In deciding whether an application under subsection (1) should be granted, the Director-General must have regard to, and give such weight as the Director-General considers appropriate to, the matters mentioned in section 11(3).[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(6) The Director-General may, when granting approval for an application for an amendment of a licence, modify any of the conditions of the licence as the Director-General considers appropriate without compensating the licensee concerned, but section 14(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to or in relation to these modifications to the conditions of the licence.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(7) Upon approval of an application for an amendment of a licence, the Director-General must issue to the licensee a duly amended licence which replaces the original licence.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

—(1) A licensee that intends to —(a)

stop providing the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates —(i)

at any approved permanent premises;

(ii)

using any approved conveyance; or

(iii)

by any service delivery mode specified in the licence,

except where the approved permanent premises, approved conveyance or service delivery mode (as the case may be) is the only approved mode for the provision of the licensable healthcare service;

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(b)

stop providing any approved specified service; or[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(c)

amend any other particulars or information (except conditions) specified in the licence,

must apply to the Director-General to amend the licence.

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(2) [Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(3) An application to amend a licence under subsection (1) must be —(a)

in the form and manner that the Director-General requires;[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(b)

made —(i)

no later than the prescribed time before the licensee stops providing the licensable healthcare service at the approved permanent premises, using the approved conveyance, or by the service delivery mode;

(ii)

no later than the prescribed time before the licensee stops providing the approved specified service; or

(iii)

before the amendment is to take effect,

as the case may be; and

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(c)

accompanied by an application fee (if prescribed).

(4) Different application fees may be prescribed in respect of different types of amendments to a licence.

(5) In deciding whether an application under subsection (1) should be granted, the Director-General must have regard to, and give such weight as the Director-General considers appropriate to, the matters mentioned in section 11(3).[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(6) The Director-General may, when granting approval for an application for an amendment of a licence, modify any of the conditions of the licence as the Director-General considers appropriate without compensating the licensee concerned, but section 14(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to or in relation to these modifications to the conditions of the licence.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(7) Upon approval of an application for an amendment of a licence, the Director-General must issue to the licensee a duly amended licence which replaces the original licence.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]