COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2021

No. S 378

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Performances and Other Activities —
Control Order) (Amendment No. 7)
Regulations 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(1) of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 21 June 2021.

Amendment of regulation 8

2. Regulation 8 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 927/2020) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) However, where any performer in the live performance does any of the following during the period of the live performance:

(a)	play a wind musical instrument;
(b)	sing when unmasked,

a person staging the live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that the firstmentioned performer is at all times during the period of the live performance at least 2 metres away from any other performer in the live performance.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “However, paragraph (1)” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “Paragraph (1)”.

Amendment of regulation 10

3. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (1) and (2) substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) A person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, there are on or in the stage area, whether masked or unmasked —

(a)	not more than 2 performers who perform by singing, and no other performer is performing by playing a wind musical instrument;
(b)	not more than 2 performers who perform by playing a wind musical instrument, and no other performer is performing by singing; or
(c)	not more than 2 performers one of whom performs by singing and the other by playing a wind musical instrument.

(1A) Without limiting paragraph (1), a person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, there are on or in the stage area, not more than the following number of performers in the live performance who are unmasked, including any performer described in paragraph (1) if unmasked:

(a)	10 performers;
(b)	a higher total number (but not exceeding 20) of performers as specified by the approving authority in relation to the particular live performance.

(2) Subject to paragraph (1A), a person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, every crew, and every performer in the live performance, are each wearing a mask during the period of the live performance if the crew or performer does not have a reasonable excuse to be unmasked.”; and

(b)

by deleting the regulation heading and substituting the following regulation heading:

“Maximum number singing, etc., or unmasked”.

Amendment of regulation 17

4. Regulation 17 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “in the stage area” in paragraph (1), the words “and, for a performer, when not engaged in performing in the live performance”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the crew or performer in a live performance would otherwise be permitted under these Regulations to not wear a mask or by a person staging the live performance in accordance with regulation 10.”.

Amendment of regulation 19

5. Regulation 19(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after “10(1)”, the words “or (1A)(b)”.

Amendment of regulation 22

6. Regulation 22 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(a)	not more than 10 interviewees attending the media conference in person are unmasked; and”; and

(b)

by deleting the regulation heading and substituting the following regulation heading:

“Interviewees who may be allowed unmasked, etc.”.

Amendment of regulation 27

7. Regulation 27 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “not be unmasked”, the words “if 10 or more other interviewees at the same media conference are unmasked at that same time”.

Amendment of regulation 30

8. Regulation 30 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “no unmasked individuals” and substituting the words “not more than 10 unmasked individuals”; and

(b)

by deleting the regulation heading and substituting the following regulation heading:

“Maximum number of unmasked public speakers”.

Amendment of regulation 31

9. Regulation 31 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any individual may be unmasked when engaged in public speaking during a business event.

(2) However, an individual must not be unmasked if 10 or more other individuals engaged in public speaking at the same business event are unmasked at that same time.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 984/2020; S 1071/2020; S 41/2021; S 239/2021; S 276/2021; S 306/2021; S 327/2021; S 370/2021]

Made on 18 June 2021.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary
(Health Development),
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/18 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 34(4) of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020).

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