COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 20) Regulations 2020

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COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 20)
Regulations 2020

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) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 20) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 28 December 2020.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 254/2020) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “guest” in paragraph (1), the following definition:

“ “harbour craft” means any vessel which is used in the port for any purpose but is not a pleasure craft;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “other than in a place of residence” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” in paragraph (1), the words “(but not on board a pleasure craft)”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (aa) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” in paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(aa)

if the gathering is in a place of residence (other than a vessel) and is for a solemnization of a marriage — the total of the following:

(i)

the higher of the following:

(A)	8 individuals who are not ordinarily resident in that place (who may include any party to the marriage) and any other individuals ordinarily resident in that place;
(B)	8 guests of the solemnization (who may or may not be ordinarily resident in that place) and the parties to the marriage;

(ii)

any solemnizer of the marriage;

(iii)

any permitted enterprise (and its permitted enterprise workers) engaged in providing authorised services for arrangements made in connection with the solemnization;

(ab)

if the gathering is on board a pleasure craft, and is for a solemnization of a marriage — the total of the following:

(i)	8 guests of the solemnization and the parties to the marriage;
(ii)	any solemnizer of the marriage;
(iii)	any permitted enterprise (and its permitted enterprise workers) engaged in providing authorised services for arrangements made in connection with the solemnization;
(iv)	a reasonable number of crew members to operate the pleasure craft;”;

(d)

by deleting “5” in paragraph (f) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” in paragraph (1) and substituting “8”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “place of residence” in paragraph (1), the following definitions:

“ “pleasure craft” means any vessel that —

(a)	is intended for use within the port exclusively for sport or pleasure purposes; and
(b)	is licensed under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations (Cap. 170A, Rg 6) for private use,

but does not include any craft which is used to carry passengers on sightseeing tours within the port for which each such passenger is charged a separate and distinct fare;

“port” has the meaning given by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A);”; and

(f)

by deleting paragraph (5) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(5) To avoid doubt, the maximum permissible group size prescribed in these Regulations for any gathering in a room or place —

(a)	does not affect the right of the owner or lessor of the room or place to grant or withhold permission to enter or remain in the room or place; or
(b)	if the room or place is on board or is a vessel, does not authorise a number of individuals on board the vessel that is higher than the carrying capacity of the vessel under any written law.”.

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4(4) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “5” in sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 6

4. Regulation 6(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the words “a permitted enterprise”, the words “and outside of a place of residence to which regulation 4(4) applies”; and
(b)	by deleting “5” in sub‑paragraph (c)(ii) and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 7A

5. Regulation 7A of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “place of residence” wherever they appear in paragraph (1)(b)(i)(A), the words “or on board a pleasure craft”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “premises” wherever it appears in paragraph (1)(b)(i)(B), the words “or on board a harbour craft”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “carried on” in paragraph (1A), the words “or on board a vessel that is not a harbour craft or pleasure craft”;

(d)

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

“(ca)

to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the solemnization, by the guests or otherwise:

(i)	any variety act or singing or dancing in person or any performance of music in person by playing any wind musical instrument;
(ii)	any performance of music in person by playing a musical instrument that is not a wind musical instrument otherwise than in a substantially stationary position;
(iii)	any organised competition of games of skill or chance; and”;

(e)

by deleting “5” in paragraph (2A)(b)(ii) and substituting “8”;

(f)

by deleting “5” in paragraph (2A)(f)(ii) and (iii) and substituting in each case “8”;

(g)

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

“(ga)

to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the solemnization, by the guests or otherwise:

(i)	any variety act or singing or dancing in person or any performance of music in person by playing any wind musical instrument;
(ii)	any performance of music in person if the solemnization of a marriage is taking place in any place that is an open space which is not roofed or is not enclosed on at least 2 sides;
(iii)	any performance of music in person by playing a musical instrument that is not a wind musical instrument otherwise than in a substantially stationary position;
(iv)	any organised competition of games of skill or chance; and”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the words “this regulation” in paragraph (3), the words “and regulations 8 and 8A”; and

(i)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “solemnizer” in paragraph (3), the following definitions:

“ “place of residence” includes a pleasure craft;

“room or place” includes a room or place on board a harbour craft or pleasure craft;”.

Amendment of regulation 8

6. Regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the words “carried on” in sub‑paragraph (a), the words “or on board a vessel that is not a pleasure craft”; and
(b)	by deleting “5” in sub‑paragraph (c)(ii) and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 10AA

7. Regulation 10AA(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting “5” in sub-paragraph (f)(ii) and (iii) and substituting in each case “8”; and

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of sub‑paragraph (g) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(i)	any variety act, or any singing or dancing in person;
(ia)	any performance of music in person by playing any wind musical instrument;
(ib)	any performance of music in person by playing any other musical instrument within the room or place otherwise than in a substantially stationary position;”.

Amendment of regulation 10A

8. Regulation 10A(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “10” and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 10B

9. Regulation 10B of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the words “for a specified symptom” in paragraph (1)(f), the words “or the permitted premises is a place of accommodation that the individual is ordered to go to and not leave under the terms of the individual’s movement control measure”;
(b)	by deleting “5” in paragraph (1)(k)(i) and substituting “8”; and
(c)	by deleting paragraph (2).

Amendment of regulation 12

10. Regulation 12(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “5” wherever it appears in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) and substituting in each case “8”.

Amendment of regulation 13

11. Regulation 13(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)

none of the following activities are engaged in during the funeral:

(i)	any variety act, or any singing or dancing in person;
(ii)	any performance of music in person by playing any wind musical instrument;
(iii)	any performance of music in person by playing any other musical instrument within the room or place otherwise than in a substantially stationary position.”.

Amendment of regulation 13E

12. Regulation 13E(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “5” in sub‑paragraph (da)(i) and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 13F

13. Regulation 13F(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “5” in sub‑paragraph (e)(ii)(A) and substituting “8”.

Amendment of regulation 13I

14. Regulation 13I of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (4).

Amendment of regulation 13K

15. Regulation 13K of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) In addition to the requirements in this Division, a permitted enterprise that provides an authorised service in the course of business must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the measures specified in Part 3 of the Second Schedule as applicable are complied with in relation to the permitted enterprise or the class of permitted enterprise workers providing the authorised service on board a vessel within the port that —

(a)	may not be the permitted premises of the permitted enterprise; but
(b)	may be the permitted premises of a customer of the permitted enterprise.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

16. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph 2 of Part 2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“2.—(1) Each room in the specified accommodation must not be allocated to more than 8 individuals to lodge or reside in the same room unless the individuals are all members of the same household.

(2) Each room in the specified hostel allocated pursuant to any written permission under paragraph 1A must not be allocated to individuals to lodge or reside in the same room that is more than the following number, whichever is the lower:

(a)	8, or the number of those individuals who are all members of the same household if more than 8;
(b)	the number of beds that may be lawfully provided for occupation in that room.”;

(b)

by deleting paragraphs 4, 6, 12 and 14 of Part 2;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “these Regulations” in paragraph 14A of Part 2, the words “or the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 927/2020)”;

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 15 of Part 2 and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(b)

except for any room allocated to an individual pursuant to any written permission under paragraph 1A —

(i)	each bed that is not a bunk bed and provided for occupation in a room of the specified hostel is at least one metre away from another bed provided for such occupation that is not a bunk bed, whether or not they are occupied; and
(ii)	only one level of each bunk bed provided for occupation in a room of the specified hostel may be permitted for occupation, and each occupied level of a bunk bed in such a room must not be adjacent to an occupied level of an adjacent bunk bed;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “by the customers” in paragraph 5(a) of Part 3, the words “or performance of music by playing a musical instrument that is not a wind musical instrument”;

(f)

by deleting “50” in paragraph 2(2)(a)(i) of Part 4 and substituting “100”;

(g)

by deleting “25%” in paragraph 2(2)(a)(ii) of Part 4 and substituting “50%”;

(h)

by deleting “10” in paragraph 2(2)(b) of Part 4 and substituting “8”; and

(i)

by deleting the words “5 individuals, one of whom must be” in paragraph 2(1)(a) of Part 5 and substituting the words “8 individuals, not counting”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

17. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

deleting the words “, (3) and (4)” in paragraph 8(1) of Part 1 and substituting the words “and (3)”;

(b)

by inserting the word “and” at the end of paragraph 8(2)(b) of Part 1;

(c)

by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph 8(2)(c) of Part 1 and substituting a full‑stop;

(d)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (d) of paragraph 8(2) of Part 1; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after Part 2, the following Part:

“Part 3

SHORE-BASED PERSONNEL

1. A permitted enterprise must wear, or must ensure that its permitted enterprise worker wears, an appropriate level of personal protection equipment when he or she is carrying out his or her duties on board a vessel in the port.

2. A permitted enterprise must ensure that its permitted enterprise worker does not do, or must not do, any of the following when on board a vessel in the port:

(a)	remain on board for a longer period than necessary for his or her duties and does not, in any case, stay on board overnight;
(b)	consume any food or drink from the ships’ stores;
(c)	convene or take part in any gathering when on board except where necessary or in the course of the performance of his or her work.

3. Without limiting regulation 13E, a permitted enterprise whose permitted premises is a vessel in the port, being a vessel which another permitted enterprise or any permitted enterprise worker enters and boards to carry out work on board the vessel must provide, within the vessel, for the exclusive use of that other permitted enterprise or permitted enterprise worker when on board the vessel —

(a)	at least one separate place that is fully enclosed as a rest area; and
(b)	at least one toilet or bathroom and like amenity.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 261/2020; S 262/2020; S 273/2020; S 274/2020; S 319/2020; S 357/2020; S 359/2020; S 428/2020; S 473/2020; S 542/2020; S 669/2020; S 698/2020; S 721/2020; S 782/2020; S 816/2020; S 868/2020; S 900/2020; S 928/2020; S 983/2020]

Made on 23 December 2020.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/2 Vol. 1]

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

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