9. Regulation 13F of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:“Events by permitted enterprises |
13F.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), a permitted enterprise must not cause an event involving an organised gathering in person involving any of its permitted enterprise workers to take place in any room or place, on its permitted premises or elsewhere, for an occasion or a purpose that —(a) | is substantially recreational or social in character; or | (b) | is not wholly, exclusively or substantially for the production of income from an authorised service provided by the permitted enterprise to customers of the permitted enterprise.Examples of impermissible gatherings |
| Celebratory event for a particular permitted enterprise worker or director, such as a birthday party or retirement party, organised or sponsored by the permitted enterprise. |
| A sporting contest for permitted enterprise workers, or an annual dinner and dance, organised under the direction of the permitted enterprise. |
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(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to or in relation to an event involving an organised gathering in person —(a) | that is for an occasion or a purpose that is —(i) | wholly, exclusively or substantially for the production of income from an authorised service provided by a permitted enterprise; | (ii) | for professional or vocational training, or for testing, certification or accreditation of a permitted enterprise worker of a permitted enterprise, or his or her proficiency in a skill used in the authorised service provided by a permitted enterprise; | (iii) | for a permitted enterprise to comply with an order of a court, a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law, or a requirement under an Act; or | (iv) | for or connected with an appeal by any person, whether made expressly or impliedly, for money or other property (whether as consideration or otherwise) that is made in association with a representation that the whole or any part of the money or property, or proceeds or returns from the money or property, will be applied for any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose; |
| (b) | that takes place in any room or place on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise, which is not a specified dormitory and is not a function centre hired from another; | (c) | that consists only or mainly of permitted enterprise workers of a permitted enterprise where the gathering is for a purpose in sub‑paragraph (a)(i) or (ii); | (d) | that has in the room or place not more than the lowest of the following:(i) | 50 individuals meeting in person at any time in relation to that event as participants, conveners, performers or otherwise; | (ii) | the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if there is a distance of at least one metre between any 2 individuals (whether customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers) meeting in the room or place; | (iii) | the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulation 10A or the First Schedule (where applicable) is complied with; and |
| (e) | during which all reasonably practicable steps are taken by the permitted enterprise to ensure that —(i) | any food or drink for consumption at the room or place is served only in individual servings and is consumed only when seated; and | (ii) | a distance of at least one metre is maintained between every individual meeting in person in the room or place in relation to that event. | Induction course or retrenchment briefings. |
| An event to mark the anniversary of the business or an achievement of a business milestone, such as a ground‑breaking ceremony for a new factory. |
| Townhall and strategic review meetings. |
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(3) Paragraph (1) also does not apply to or in relation to an event involving an organised gathering in person —(a) | that is for an occasion or a purpose that is wholly, exclusively or substantially for the production of income from an authorised service provided by the permitted enterprise to customers of the permitted enterprise; | (b) | that takes place in any room or place on the permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise, which is not a specified dormitory and is not a function centre hired from another; | (c) | that consists of any permitted enterprise worker of a permitted enterprise and any customer of the permitted enterprise or any visitor to the permitted premises of the permitted enterprise; | (d) | that has in the room or place not more than the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10A, 10B(1)(k), 12 and 13E(1)(d), and the First Schedule (where applicable), are complied with; and | (e) | during which all reasonably practicable steps are taken by the permitted enterprise to ensure that —(i) | any food or drink for consumption at the room or place is served only in individual servings and is consumed only when seated unless the permitted enterprise is a retail food and drink business; and | (ii) | a distance of —(A) | at least one metre is maintained between every member of any gathering in the room or place of 5 or fewer individuals at the event and any other individual who is alone, or any other individual who is a member of another such gathering; and | (B) | at least one metre is maintained between any 2 individuals in the room or place, each of whom is not a member of a gathering in sub‑paragraph (A); | Store opening or product launch. |
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(4) Paragraph (1) also does not apply to or in relation to an event involving an organised gathering in person —(a) | that takes place in any room or place that is neither the permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise nor a specified dormitory; | (b) | that is for an occasion or a purpose that is —(i) | critical to the permitted enterprise’s business or operations and there are no practicable alternative arrangements for the holding or conduct of the event in lieu of personal attendance of individuals at the event; | (ii) | for professional or vocational training, testing, certification or accreditation of a permitted enterprise worker; | (iii) | to promote and facilitate employment and re‑employment in Singapore through services and facilities that help citizens and residents of Singapore find and keep jobs; | (iv) | wholly, exclusively or substantially for the provision of an authorised service by the permitted enterprise to customers of the permitted enterprise, which is an authorised service of a charitable character consisting of the provision of healthcare services; or | (v) | wholly, exclusively or substantially for the provision of an authorised service by the permitted enterprise to customers of the permitted enterprise, which is an authorised service of a charitable character consisting of the conduct of religious services, or which is an education business carried out by the permitted enterprise; |
| (c) | that has in the room or place not more than the lower of the following:(i) | 50 individuals meeting in person at any time in relation to that event as participants, conveners, performers or otherwise; | (ii) | the applicable maximum number as follows:(A) | the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if there is a distance of at least one metre between any 2 individuals (whether customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers) meeting in the room or place, if the gathering is for an occasion or a purpose that is in sub‑paragraph (b)(i) or (ii); | (B) | the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10A, 10B(1)(k), 12 and 13E(1)(d), and the First Schedule (where applicable), are complied with, if the gathering is for an occasion or a purpose that is in sub‑paragraph (b)(iii), (iv) or (v); |
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| (d) | during which all reasonably practicable steps are taken by the permitted enterprise to ensure that any food or drink for consumption at the room or place is served only in individual servings and is consumed only when seated; and | (e) | during which all reasonably practicable steps are taken by the permitted enterprise to ensure that a distance of —(i) | at least one metre is maintained between every individual meeting in person in the room or place in relation to that event, if the gathering is for an occasion or a purpose that is in sub‑paragraph (b)(i) or (ii); or | (ii) | if the gathering is for an occasion or a purpose that is in sub‑paragraph (b)(iii), (iv) or (v) —(A) | at least one metre is maintained between every member of any gathering in the room or place of 5 or fewer individuals at the event and any other individual who is alone, or any other individual who is a member of another such gathering; | (B) | at least one metre is maintained between any 2 individuals in the room or place, each of whom is not a member of a gathering in sub‑paragraph (A); and | (C) | an appropriately longer distance is maintained between any 2 individuals in the room or place in the room or place if the First Schedule applies to the gathering. |
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(5) To avoid doubt, paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) do not derogate from any other requirements in these Regulations as follows which are applicable to a permitted enterprise if not inconsistent with anything in those paragraphs:(a) | in respect of every permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise when at work; | (b) | when the permitted premises are open to entry by customers or visitors of a permitted enterprise.”. |
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