PART 4 | Division 1 — Prohibited activities in Liquor Control Zones |
15.—(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that any area in Singapore carries a significant risk of public disorder associated with the consumption of liquor, the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, declare the area to be a Liquor Control Zone, whether generally or for a specific period of time.(2) In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1) in respect of any area, the Minister may have regard to any one or more of the following:| (a) | incidents of any crime in or near the area, whether or not these incidents are related to liquor consumption; | | (b) | information about the consumption of liquor in or near the area (including the amount and type of liquor supplied under each liquor licence in or near the area and the restrictions and conditions of the liquor licence); | | (c) | the fact that violence (whether or not related to liquor consumption) has occurred in a public place in or near the area and the exercise of powers under this Part is reasonably likely to be an effective way of preventing or reducing the occurrence of such violence in that area; | | (d) | any circumstances in the area that increases the likelihood of, or prejudices the prevention of or preparedness against, any riot or other civil disturbance in the area; | | (e) | any other information which the Minister considers relevant to maintaining public order, safety or peace in the area; | | (f) | that it is otherwise in the public interest to make the order. |
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| (3) Once an order under subsection (1) is made, the Minister must, within 7 days after the order is published in the Gazette and before the date the order comes into force, cause to be published a notice of the Liquor Control Zone referred to in the order in a manner that will secure adequate publicity for the Liquor Control Zone. |
(4) The notice mentioned in subsection (3) must —| (a) | refer to the making of the order and the date on which the order will come into force; and | | (b) | describe briefly the Liquor Control Zone specified in the order. |
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| (5) Any failure to comply with subsection (3) or (4) in respect of any order does not invalidate the order. |
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| Enhanced penalty for certain offences committed in Liquor Control Zone |
| 16. Any person found guilty of an offence under section 4, 12 or 14 committed within a Liquor Control Zone shall be liable to not more than one and a half times the respective penalties specified in those provisions. |
| Ceasing of business activities |
17.—(1) The Commissioner may, by written order, require a person to cease all business activities carried on by the person at any premises within a Liquor Control Zone for a period not exceeding the period prescribed, if —| (a) | the person has contravened section 4(1) in relation to those premises; and | | (b) | the Commissioner reasonably suspects the person to be contravening section 4(1) in relation to the premises again. |
| (2) A person who fails to comply with a requirement mentioned in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. |
| (3) To avoid doubt, this section has effect despite any other written law authorising the carrying on of business activities at the premises specified in the order under subsection (1). |
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| Division 2 — Liquor Control Zone banning notice |
| Liquor Control Zone banning notice |
18.—(1) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may give a Liquor Control Zone banning notice to an individual banning the individual, for a period specified in the notice, from one or more Liquor Control Zones or from all licensed premises in any Liquor Control Zone, if the Commissioner or authorised officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the individual of committing or having committed an offence under section 12 or 14 wholly or partly in a Liquor Control Zone.(2) In determining whether a Liquor Control Zone banning notice for any Liquor Control Zone should be given under this section to an individual, the Commissioner or authorised officer is to have regard to each of the following:| (a) | whether the individual is likely to commit another offence under section 12 or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone; | | (b) | whether the Liquor Control Zone banning notice, if so given, would be an effective and reasonable way of preventing the individual from committing another offence under section 12 or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone; | | (c) | whether the commission of another offence under section 12 or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone by the individual may involve or give rise to a risk of riot, civil disturbance or any other violence in the Liquor Control Zone to which the banning notice is to relate. |
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| (3) If the Commissioner or authorised officer intends to give a Liquor Control Zone banning notice to an individual, the Commissioner or authorised officer need not first give the individual an opportunity to be heard. |
| (4) The period specified in a Liquor Control Zone banning notice must not exceed 30 days starting from the time the notice is given to the individual. |
(5) Every Liquor Control Zone banning notice must be in writing and contain all of the following particulars:| (a) | the name, residence and identification particulars of the individual to whom the notice applies; | | (b) | the Liquor Control Zone to which it relates, the time when the notice is given to the individual and the specified period for which the notice applies; | | (c) | whether the notice bans the individual from the Liquor Control Zone or only from licensed premises in the Liquor Control Zone; | | (d) | whether the notice is absolute or with exceptions and if it is with exceptions, the details of the conditions or circumstances under which the individual may enter or remain in the Liquor Control Zone. |
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(6) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may, on the application of an individual who is subject to a Liquor Control Zone banning notice —| (a) | cancel the Liquor Control Zone banning notice; or | | (b) | vary any exception in, include any exception in, or add any further exception in, the Liquor Control Zone banning notice, |
| where there are sufficient grounds for the cancellation, variation, inclusion or addition, or it is otherwise appropriate to do so because of the individual’s special circumstances. |
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| Effect of Liquor Control Zone banning notice |
19.—(1) An individual subject to a Liquor Control Zone banning notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both, if the individual, without reasonable excuse, does any one of the following in contravention of the Liquor Control Zone banning notice or any exceptions specified in the notice:| (a) | enters or attempts to enter a Liquor Control Zone specified in the notice or any licensed premises in the Liquor Control Zone; | | (b) | remains or attempts to remain in a Liquor Control Zone specified in the notice or any licensed premises in the Liquor Control Zone. |
(2) Despite anything in this Act, a Liquor Control Zone banning notice does not prevent the individual subject to the notice from doing any of the following:| (a) | for a Liquor Control Zone banning notice that bans the individual from a Liquor Control Zone — entering or remaining in, or attempting to enter or remain in, the Liquor Control Zone for the purpose of the individual residing in the Liquor Control Zone or attending to the individual’s usual place of residence or work in the Liquor Control Zone; | | (b) | for a Liquor Control Zone banning notice that bans the individual from all licensed premises in a Liquor Control Zone — entering or remaining in, or attempting to enter or remain in, any licensed premises in the Liquor Control Zone for the purpose of the individual residing in the licensed premises or attending to the individual’s usual place of residence or work in the licensed premises; | | (c) | for a Liquor Control Zone banning notice that is with exceptions — entering or remaining in, or attempting to enter or remain in, the Liquor Control Zone specified in the notice in accordance with all the conditions and circumstances specified in the notice for the individual to enter or remain in the Liquor Control Zone. |
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| Refusal of entry to and removal from Liquor Control Zone |
20.—(1) This section applies if —| (a) | an entrant fails to comply with a request of a police officer or an approved person made under section 21 or 22; or | | (b) | a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that an entrant has contravened, is contravening or may contravene section 12 or 14 in relation to a Liquor Control Zone. |
(2) Unless the entrant is arrested —| (a) | if the entrant has entered a Liquor Control Zone, a police officer or an approved person may direct the entrant to leave and not re‑enter the Liquor Control Zone within a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours; and | | (b) | if the entrant is about to enter a Liquor Control Zone, a police officer or an approved person may by direction refuse the entrant entry to the Liquor Control Zone for a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours. |
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| (3) Without affecting subsection (4), if an entrant contravenes or attempts to contravene any direction given by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2), the police officer or approved person (as the case may be) may use reasonable force to remove the entrant from, or to prevent the entrant from entering or re‑entering, the Liquor Control Zone, as the case may be. |
| (4) An entrant who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes any direction by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. |
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