16. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 20, the following Schedule: 1. In this Schedule —“film” means —(a) | any cinematograph film; | (b) | any video recording; | (c) | any record, however made, of a sequence of visual images, which is a record capable of being used as a means of showing that sequence as a moving picture; or | (d) | any other material, record or thing on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or displayed as wholly or partly visual moving pictures; |
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“pin-table” means any table, board or other appliance operated by hand or by coin, disc, electricity or any other means which is designed to enable the operator to play a game, success in which is measured by the propulsion of one or more movable objects towards targets or goals or by the attainment of a number of points or by both; |
“video recording” means any disc, magnetic tape or solid state recording device containing information by the use of which one or more series of visual images may be produced electronically and shown as a moving picture. |
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2. “Public entertainment” includes —(a) | any play, opera, pantomime, variety act, performance of music, singing, dancing, gymnastics, acrobatics and legerdemain, tableaux, demonstration, display or parade; | (b) | any display of set pieces, commemorative decorations or representations of real or mythical creatures; | (c) | any circus or any exhibition of animals; | (d) | any amusement centre, amusement park or fun fair; | (e) | any computer games centre; | (f) | any exhibition of models, reading matter, pictures, photographs or of statuary or other forms of representation of human or animal figures; | (g) | any exhibition of film, or any peep-show or puppet-show; | (h) | any reproduction or transmission otherwise than in association with a film, by any means other than telephony or radio telephony, of any music, song or speech; | (i) | any machine or device by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind; | (j) | any pin-table; | (k) | any sporting contest of any kind between any number of persons or animals, other than that organised by any registered society, trade union, company or association; | (l) | any organised competition at games of skill or chance; | (m) | any play-reading, recital, lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion; or | (n) | any combination of any of the above forms of public entertainment, |
in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise. |
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3. “Public entertainment” does not include —(a) | public entertainment at gatherings and celebrations officially arranged by the official representative in Singapore of any government; | (b) | public entertainment provided by or under the auspices of the Government or any department of the Government or any authority constituted under any written law relating to local government; | (c) | ceremonies, rites, services and celebrations lawfully conducted by priests or ministers of religion in premises consecrated generally or specially for the conduct thereof; | (d) | addresses, debates and discussions at meetings of public companies, chambers of commerce, registered trade unions, registered political associations or exempted or registered societies from which persons who are not shareholders or members, as the case may be, are excluded; and | (e) | public entertainment provided by or under the auspices of the following statutory bodies:(i) | Agri-food and Veterinary Authority; | (ii) | Board of Architects; | (iii) | Building and Construction Authority; | (iv) | Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore; | (v) | Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation; | (vi) | Defence Science and Technology Agency; | (vii) | Economic Development Board; | (viii) | Housing and Development Board; | (ix) | Institute of Technical Education, Singapore; | (x) | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; | (xi) | Jurong Town Corporation; | (xii) | Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura; | (xiii) | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore; | (xiv) | Monetary Authority of Singapore; | (xv) | Nanyang Polytechnic; | (xvi) | Nanyang Technological University; | (xvii) | National Arts Council; | (xviii) | National Council of Social Service; | (xix) | National Heritage Board; | (xx) | National Library Board; | (xxi) | National Parks Board; | (xxii) | National Science and Technology Board; | (xxiii) | National University of Singapore; | (xxiv) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic; | (xxv) | People’s Association; | (xxvi) | Professional Engineers Board; | (xxvii) | Public Utilities Board; | (xxviii) | Science Centre Board; | (xxix) | Sentosa Development Corporation; | (xxx) | Singapore Broadcasting Authority; | (xxxi) | Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises; | (xxxii) | Singapore Polytechnic; | (xxxiii) | Singapore Productivity and Standards Board; | (xxxiv) | Singapore Sports Council; | (xxxv) | Singapore Tourism Board; | (xxxvi) | Temasek Polytechnic; | (xxxvii) | Trade Development Board; | (xxxviii) | Urban Redevelopment Authority.”. |
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