Section 9 — Permanent premises, conveyances and service delivery mode to be approved

(1)A licensee must not provide a licensable healthcare service —

(a)at any permanent premises in Singapore that is not an approved permanent premises for the provision of the licensable healthcare service;

(b)using any conveyance that is not an approved conveyance for the provision of the licensable healthcare service; or

(c)by any other service delivery mode that is not approved under section 11B for the provision of the licensable healthcare service.

(2)A licensee that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

(b)if the licensee has a previous qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(3)In subsection (2), “qualifying conviction” means —

(a)a conviction for an offence under subsection (2); or

(b)a conviction (whether before, on or after the date of commencement of section 4 of the Healthcare Services (Amendment) Act 2023) for an offence under —

(i)section 9(1) as in force immediately before that date; or

(ii)section 5(2) or (4)(a) of the repealed Act.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]