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Social Service Agencies (Operators Of Residential Care Facilities For Children) (Registration, Licensing And Minimum Operating Requirements) Regulations

Cap. 45s02 · Revised Edition 2020 · 45 sections

• s. 1Citation
• s. 2Interpretation
• s. 3Prohibition from operating without a licence
• s. 4Application for registration
• s. 5Registration requirements
• s. 6Incomplete or deficient applications
• s. 7Licences
• s. 8Capacity and staff/child ratio
• s. 9Admission of children
• s. 10Inspections
• s. 11Failure to meet minimum standards
• s. 12Suspension and cancellation of licences
• s. 13Appeals against refusals etc., to issue licence
• s. 14Executive board
• s. 15General administrative requirements
• s. 16Minimum staffing requirements
• s. 17Minimum requirements for the protection of children
• s. 18Minimum operating policies
• s. 19Records
• s. 20Relationship of operator and parents
• s. 21General minimum requirements of the physical environment
• s. 22General minimum requirements for equipment and furniture
• s. 23General minimum programming requirements
• s. 24Special programming requirements for infants
• s. 25General health precautions to be observed by Operator
• s. 26Nutrition
• s. 27Provision of bedding facilities for rest
• s. 28Personal appearance and hygiene
• s. 29Personal articles
• s. 30Animals
• s. 31Medical precautions and procedures
• s. 32First Aid kit
• s. 33Education
• s. 34General minimum requirement for education
• s. 35Home school
• s. 36Alternative programme
• s. 37Behaviour management
• s. 38Minimum requirement for behaviour Management Policy
• s. 39Minimum counselling requirement
• s. 40Health and family life education
• s. 41Disaster management
• s. 42Fire precaution
• s. 43Crisis management
• s. 44Offences and penalties
• s. 45Commencement