Section 30 — Use of approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for other purposes

(1)Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of any approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for any purpose other than —

(a)the provision of a licensable healthcare service which the licensee is authorised to provide under the licence;

(b)the provision of any service, or carrying out of any activity, that is incidental to the provision of the licensable healthcare service in paragraph (a); or

(c)the provision of any healthcare service which is not licensable and is prescribed, subject to any conditions prescribed.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(2)The Director-General may, subject to any conditions that the Director-General may impose, permit a licensee to use, or allow any other person to use, any part (but not the whole) of any approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for any purpose that is not mentioned in subsection (1).[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(3)Except where provided in subsections (1)(b) and (c) and (2), a person that is not a licensee must not use the whole or any part of any approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for any purpose.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

(4)A licensee that contravenes subsection (1), or fails to comply with any condition under subsection (2), shall be guilty of an offence.

(5)Any person (not being a licensee) that contravenes subsection (3), or fails to comply with any condition under subsection (1)(c) or (2), shall be guilty of an offence.

(6)A person that is guilty of an offence under subsection (4) or (5) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]