COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Foreign Employee Dormitories — Control Order) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

No. S 178

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Foreign Employee Dormitories —
Control Order) (Amendment)
Regulations 2022

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) (Foreign Employee Dormitories — Control Order) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 15 March 2022.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(2) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Foreign Employee Dormitories — Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 781/2020) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after “(G.N. No. S 254/2020)”, the words “or the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Reopening — Control Order) Regulations 2022 (G.N. No. S 179/2022)”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3. Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “Division 1 of Part 3A of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the words “regulations 14, 15 and 16 of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Reopening — Control Order) Regulations 2022”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 7

4. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Minimise overcrowding when leaving dormitory

7. The operator of a specified dormitory must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures at every gate or other place of departure from which residents of the specified dormitory may leave as are necessary to ensure that the gate or other place is not overcrowded so as to pose safety and health risks from COVID‑19 to the residents leaving the specified dormitory (for work or otherwise) at or about the same time and from the same gate or other place.”.

Amendment of regulation 8

5. Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (2)(c)(iii);
(b)	by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph (2)(d) and substituting a full‑stop;
(c)	by deleting sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2);
(d)	by deleting the words “COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 927/2020), the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Sporting Events and Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 277/2021), the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Business Events — Control Order) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 278/2021) or the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Religious Gatherings — Control Order) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 509/2021) (whichever being applicable)” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Reopening — Control Order) Regulations 2022”; and
(e)	by deleting the Examples at the end of paragraph (3).

Deletion and substitution of regulation 9

6. Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Use of shared facilities must be controlled

9. Access by residents to any shared facility (such as a communal living room, bathroom, laundry or kitchen) in a specified dormitory for a purpose other than to attend an event held in accordance with regulation 8(2) must be controlled to ensure that the shared facility is not overcrowded so as to pose safety and health risks from COVID‑19 to the residents when present in that shared facility.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 274/2021; S 328/2021; S 512/2021; S 537/2021; S 588/2021; S 616/2021; S 987/2021]

Made on 14 March 2022.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/13 Vol. 2]

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

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