PART 2
RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS
Division 1 — Mask wearing
Masks must be worn when outside ordinary place of residence
3.—(1)  Subject to regulation 4, every individual must wear a mask at all times when the individual is outside any of the following:
(a)his or her ordinary place of residence;
(b)a room that is a sleeping facility or accommodation provided to the individual in the course of business.
(2)  Subject to regulation 4, every individual escorting a child who is 6 years of age or older must ensure that the child wears a mask at all times when the child is outside any of the following:
(a)the child’s ordinary place of residence;
(b)a room that is a sleeping facility or accommodation provided to the child in the course of business.
Mask-wearing exceptions
4.—(1)  Regulation 3(1) and (2) does not apply to or in relation to an individual or a child —
(a)who is below 6 years of age;
(b)when the individual or child is engaged in any strenuous physical exercise;
Examples
An individual who is jogging or running, but not walking.
A professional athlete or other sportsperson who is training or competing.
(c)when lawfully directed by a person to remove the mask in order to ascertain the identity of the individual or child;
Example
A customer at a retail shop may be asked by a shop employee to remove the customer’s mask in order for the shop employee to ascertain the identity of the customer purchasing alcohol or cigarettes.
(d)when —
(i)travelling in a motor car or van alone or where the driver and every other passenger in the motor car or van is from the same household as the individual or child; or
(ii)riding a motorcycle, whether or not in the course of employment;
(e)when the individual is carrying out, in the course of employment, an activity —
(i)that requires that no mask may be worn because wearing a mask creates a risk to the individual’s health and safety; or
(ii)that requires that no mask may be worn to carry out that activity but subject to the extent and in the circumstances authorised by these Regulations;
Examples
Welding or diving.
Presenters or performers appearing on programmes for broadcast.
(f)when the individual or child is consuming food, drink or medication;
Example
An individual attending a cinema must wear a mask while entering or leaving the theatre and when seated watching the film in the theatre but may remove the mask when also eating or drinking in the theatre during the film.
(g)when the individual or child is undergoing dental or medical care or treatment to the extent that such care or treatment requires that no mask be worn;
(h)when the individual or child is receiving an authorised service from a permitted enterprise which is operating in accordance with these Regulations but only —
(i)to the extent that it is otherwise not reasonably practicable to receive that service when wearing a mask; and
(ii)within the limit these Regulations expressly place on unmasked individuals connected with the provision of that authorised service;
Examples
An individual when having his or her photo taken by a professional photographer.
An individual when undergoing a facial beauty treatment or a shave (but not a haircut).
(i)when the individual or child is —
(i)a prisoner detained in a prison in his or her cell; or
(ii)a resident or detainee required to reside or otherwise be detained by or under any written law and in his or her room in a remand centre, rehabilitation centre or other place of safety or protection,
subject to any policies of that prison, centre or place;
(j)when the individual is a party to a marriage and has an enhanced cleared status, but only during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of the marriage or the wedding in celebration of the marriage; or
(k)when the individual or child is —
(i)otherwise authorised by paragraph (2) to wear a face shield in lieu of a mask; or
(ii)otherwise expressly required or authorised by any other provision in these Regulations or an Act to not wear a mask.
(2)  An individual or a child may wear a face shield in lieu of a mask only in any of the following circumstances:
(a)if wearing a mask over the individual’s or child’s nose and mouth leads to severe medical conditions for the individual or child (as the case may be) and wearing a face shield does not;
(b)if the child is 12 years of age or younger;
(c)if the individual is any of the parties being married during a solemnisation of their marriage, but only during the solemnisation proceedings;
(d)if the individual or child is —
(i)a performer in a live performance;
(ii)an interviewee at a media conference;
(iii)a speaker engaged in public speaking; or
(iv)an athlete or a contestant participating in a sporting activity played or conducted at a sporting event,
but subject to any other provision in these Regulations.
(3)  An individual or a child who removes his or her mask under an exception under this regulation must resume wearing the mask as soon as practicable after the circumstances of the exception end.
Examples
An individual must resume wearing a mask as soon as he or she has finished eating, reporting for a live broadcast or receiving dental treatment.
An individual may remove his or her mask while he or she has passport photographs taken either in a photo booth or at a retail shop but must resume wearing the mask once the photo has been taken.
Masks must be worn for public health reasons
5.—(1)  Without limiting regulation 3, every individual must wear a mask at all times when the individual —
(a)has any symptoms consistent with being infected with COVID‑19; or
(b)is directed to do so by or on behalf of the Director.
(2)  Without limiting regulation 3, every individual escorting a child who is 6 years of age or older must ensure that the child wears a mask at all times when the child —
(a)has any symptoms consistent with being infected with COVID‑19; or
(b)is directed to do so by or on behalf of the Director.
Division 2 — Minimum physical distancing
Physical distancing when unmasked
6.—(1)  Subject to regulation 7, every individual who is in a public space and is not wearing a mask must keep a distance of at least one metre from any other individual present in the same public space.
(2)  Every individual who is in a public space and is wearing a mask does not need to keep any distance from another individual who is in that public space and is wearing a mask.
Exception to physical distancing when unmasked
7.  An individual who is in a public space and is not wearing a mask (X) does not need to keep any distance from another individual present in that public space in any of the following circumstances:
(a)where the other individual present is X’s caregiver;
(b)when X is part of an authorised cohort as permitted by these Regulations and the other individual present belongs to the same authorised cohort;
(c)where X is engaging in an activity or in a situation where another provision of these Regulations or an Act expressly authorises the individuals involved to be closer than one metre from each other when engaging in the same activity or in the same situation;
(d)where it is necessary for X —
(i)to receive dental or medical care or treatment mentioned in regulation 4(1)(g); or
(ii)to receive the authorised service mentioned in regulation 4(1)(h);
(e)when X is part of a gathering connected with receiving education or care from an operator of any early childhood development centre.
Division 3 — Anti-gathering and mingling
Cohorting required if unmasked outside place of residence
8.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 9, an individual (A) must not arrange to meet, or organise or attend a gathering that is made up of, any other individual or individuals for a common purpose at any place that is outside of A’s ordinary place of residence and is a public space except as follows:
(a)where the common purpose is a solemnisation of a marriage —
(i)in a solemnisation special cohort; or
(ii)in an authorised cohort;
(b)where the common purpose is a wedding —
(i)in a wedding special cohort; or
(ii)in an authorised cohort;
(c)where the common purpose is other than a nuptial event, in an authorised cohort.
(2)  Paragraph (1) does not apply to or in relation to a gathering for a common purpose in a public space if the gathering is composed of individuals each of whom wears a mask.
Exceptions to unmasked cohorting
9.  Regulation 8(1) does not prohibit arranging to meet, or organising or attending a gathering made up of, any other individual or individuals, at a public space a higher number of individuals (any of whom is unmasked) in the following circumstances:
(a)to work as a permitted enterprise or permitted enterprise worker of a permitted enterprise, or for or with a permitted enterprise, to provide an authorised service in accordance with these Regulations;
(b)to receive an authorised service from a permitted enterprise which is providing the authorised service in accordance with these Regulations;
(c)to provide or receive education or care from any of the following:
(i)the Government or a public body;
(ii)a specified school;
(iii)an operator of any early childhood development centre licensed under the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017;
(iv)a permitted enterprise the principal business of which is providing after‑school care for students (commonly called a student care centre);
(d)for any purpose connected with complying with —
(i)an order of a court;
(ii)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
(iii)a requirement under an Act to appear in person;
Illustrations
To report for enlistment or operationally ready national service under the Enlistment Act 1970.
To attend at any court in accordance with any warrant or summons.
(e)for the purpose of attending a defined event or private social event conducted according to the requirements of Part 3;
(f)to seek or render help in an emergency;
(g)to leave Singapore if the individual is legally allowed to leave Singapore.
Restrictions on visitors gathering in place of residence
10.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an individual (B) must not permit to enter or remain in B’s ordinary place of residence, at any time, more than the following number of individuals not ordinarily resident in B’s ordinary place of residence:
(a)where B’s ordinary place of residence is used to hold a solemnisation of a marriage — the maximum number so as not to exceed the COVIDSAFE capacity for a solemnisation of a marriage conducted in a place of residence;
(b)where B’s ordinary place of residence is used to hold a funeral event — the maximum number so as not to exceed the COVIDSAFE capacity for a funeral event conducted in a place of residence;
(c)in any other case — 5.
(2)  However, the following individuals must not be included in calculating for the purposes of paragraph (1) the number of individuals not ordinarily resident in B’s ordinary place of residence:
(a)a reasonable number of permitted enterprise workers of a permitted enterprise for the purpose of an individual who is moving to those premises as the place where the individual will ordinarily reside;
(b)an individual who is meeting obligations in relation to shared parenting arrangements, whether or not under an order of a court;
(c)an individual who is complying with —
(i)an order of a court;
(ii)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
(iii)a requirement under an Act to appear;
(d)an individual who is providing help in an emergency happening within or connected to B’s ordinary place of residence.
(3)  In addition to paragraph (2), if B’s ordinary place of residence is not within a specified dormitory or specified hostel, the following individuals must not be included in calculating for the purposes of paragraph (1) the number of individuals not ordinarily resident in B’s ordinary place of residence:
(a)an individual who is a permitted enterprise, or a permitted enterprise worker of a permitted enterprise, who enters or remains so as to provide healthcare or assistance in activities of daily living to B, or any other individual who has the same ordinary place of residence, because —
(i)B or the other individual has a disability, suffers from a long‑term illness or a terminal condition or is 60 years of age and above; and
(ii)there are no alternative care arrangements available for B or that individual;
(b)where B is the grandparent of a child subject to informal childcare arrangements provided at B’s ordinary place of residence — an individual who is a grandchild of B and only in order for those informal childcare arrangements to be given.
(4)  To avoid doubt, this regulation applies regardless of any individual entering or remaining in B’s ordinary place of residence while wearing a mask.