1. In this Schedule —| “boarding premises” and “foreign employee” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015; [S 496/2023 wef 31/12/2021] |
“convalescent home” means a building that is used or intended to be used for the reception and lodging of, and the provision of nursing or rehabilitative care for, persons —| (a) | who are suffering or convalescing from any sickness, injury, infirmity or incapacity; and | | (b) | who are unable to care for their own needs and safety without assistance from other persons, |
| and includes a disability home and a nursing home; |
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| “foreign employee dormitory” means boarding premises that provide accommodation to foreign employees, but does not include any premises specified in section 3(2) of the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015; |
“hospital” means —| (a) | a building that is used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment; or | | (b) | a convalescent home; |
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“industrial building” means a building that is used wholly or mainly for —| (a) | the manufacture of goods or materials or the subjection of goods or materials to any process, including any research or development for any manufacturing trade or business; | | (b) | the purposes of any water, gas, telecommunication, electricity or other industrial undertaking, including research and development for any such industrial undertaking; | | (c) | the inspection, assessment and servicing of vehicles; | | (d) | the housing of computer systems and associated components; or | | (e) | the storage, warehousing or deposit of goods and materials; |
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| “occupant load”, in relation to a building, means the number of persons who may safely occupy the building at any one time, determined in accordance with Chapter 1 of the Fire Code. |
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