Section 17 — Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence

(1)A licensee must not, without giving the Director-General prior notice —

(a)wholly and permanently stop, except upon the lapsing of a licence, providing any licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates; or[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(b)for any reason surrender the licence.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(2)A notice under subsection (1) must be given to the Director-General not later than the prescribed time before either of the following dates:

(a)the date on which the licensee is to wholly and permanently stop providing the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates;[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(b)the date on which the licensee intends the surrender of the licence to take place.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(3)No part of any licence fee, renewal fee or other fee may be refunded to the licensee upon the cessation of a licensable healthcare service or surrender of a licence under this section.