FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulations 12(1), 18, 19, 22(2) and 25(1) and (3)
Special safe management measures
Part 1PERSONAL appearance or care services
1.  A permitted enterprise that carries on a business of providing any personal appearance service or personal care service at any place must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that —
(a)no food or drink is sold or supplied at the place for consumption by any customer, visitor or permitted enterprise worker at the place; and
(b)every permitted enterprise worker present within the place to provide any personal appearance service or personal care service is wearing a mask at all times, regardless of regulation 4(1).
Part 2SPECIFIED ACCOMMODATION AND HOSTELS
1.  Any group of individuals seeking to stay in a single room must be allocated to the room pursuant to a single booking if any of them declare that the purpose of the group for staying at a specified hostel is for leisure (commonly called a staycation).
2.  Each room in the specified accommodation or specified hostel must not be allocated to more than 5 individuals to lodge or reside in the same room unless the individuals are all members of the same household.
3.  Every individual who wishes to stay at a specified hostel must, before the individual is permitted to do so, provide —
(a)a written declaration of the individual’s purpose in staying at the specified accommodation or specified hostel; and
(b)where the individual holds a work pass issued under section 7 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, the name of the employer as specified in the work pass and the contact number or other contact particular of the employer.
4.  The records obtained under paragraph 3 must be kept for at least 28 days after the end of each individual’s stay in the specified hostel.
5.  Every individual not subject to a movement control measure must not at any time be allocated accommodation in or permitted to enter a room occupied by an individual subject to a movement control measure, in the specified accommodation or specified hostel, unless the firstmentioned individual is a caregiver for the other individual.
6.  Despite regulation 6(2), every guest subject to a movement control measure must be brought to his or her allocated room in a manner that will ensure that the guest does not at all times come within one metre of any other guest or visitor in the specified accommodation or specified hostel.
7.—(1)  Where the specified accommodation or specified hostel is or contains the place of accommodation that any isolation subject is ordered to go to and not leave under the terms of the isolation subject’s movement control measure, the person that manages and maintains, in the course of a business, the specified accommodation or specified hostel must comply with the following in relation to every isolation subject allocated a place of accommodation in the specified accommodation or specified hostel:
(a)take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the isolation subject —
(i)undertakes the supervised isolation in that place of accommodation in accordance with the terms of the isolation subject’s movement control measure;
(ii)undergoes every medical examination specified in any order given to the isolation subject under section 8 or 45A(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, or that is part of the surveillance the isolation subject is ordered under section 16 of that Act to undergo; and
(iii)submits to a medical examination, have his or her blood or other body sample taken for examination or undergoes any treatment that is specified in any written notice given to the isolation subject under section 55(1)(f) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976;
(b)as far as is reasonably practicable cooperate with, and must not intentionally or negligently prevent, any isolation subject carrying out his or her obligations under the isolation subject’s movement control measure and any order or written notice mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii);
(c)keep and maintain daily records, for at least 28 days after the day the record is made, containing the following information about every guest of and every visitor to the specified accommodation or specified hostel who physically meet in the specified accommodation or specified hostel with any such isolation subject:
(i)the particulars of identity, and the mobile telephone number or other contact detail, of each such guest or visitor;
(ii)the respective times of each such guest or visitor (as the case may be) entering the specified accommodation or specified hostel to meet the isolation subject, and then leaving the specified accommodation or specified hostel;
(iii)the purpose for, and the room in, which the guest or visitor meets or is to meet the isolation subject.
(2)  In this paragraph, “isolation subject” means an individual who is subject to a movement control measure.
8.  The specified accommodation or specified hostel must be kept and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.
9.  Unless otherwise permitted under these Regulations, all events in any specified accommodation or specified hostel must be disallowed, or stopped immediately if any of these events happen.
10.  The following measures apply only to a specified hostel:
(a)except for any room allocated to an individual for the purpose of leisure (commonly called a staycation) —
(i)each bed that is not a bunk bed and provided for occupation in a room of the specified hostel must be 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;
(b)where there are guests in the specified hostel who are subject to a movement control measure, shared facilities available for use by such guests must be segregated from the shared facilities available for use by guests who are not subject to a movement control measure.
Part 3Retail food and drinks establishments
1.—(1)  A permitted enterprise carrying on a retail food and drinks business at any retail food and drinks establishment —
(a)must not sell or supply, or cause or allow to be sold or supplied, at the place any food or drink for immediate consumption in the retail food and drinks establishment; and
(b)must not allow any customer to consume any food or drink in the retail food and drinks establishment,
if the customer does not have a cleared status and is not an uncleared junior.
(2)  To avoid doubt, this paragraph does not prohibit the entry into, and the sale or supply of any food or drink at, a retail food and drinks establishment by a customer who does not have a cleared status if he or she —
(a)collects food or drink from the retail food and drinks establishment, being food or drink that has been pre‑ordered by telephone (including orders by text message), through a website, or otherwise by online communication; or
(b)collects the food or drink in a vehicle, and to whom the food or drink is passed without the purchaser or any other individual leaving the vehicle.
2.  Where —
(a)a retail food and drinks establishment adjoins or abuts onto a place —
(i)which is another retail food and drinks establishment; or
(ii)where a retail liquor business is carried on; and
(b)the common boundary between those premises is —
(i)demarcated by plants or other vegetative barrier (potted or otherwise), a stanchion with a barrier rope or tape, a wire fence, a divider, furniture, or any other thing which is neither a party wall nor a floor‑to‑ceiling, non-porous partition; or
(ii)not demarcated in any way with any thing, such as a common boundary in an outdoor dining space or a five‑foot way or footpath,
each permitted enterprise that is an occupier of the retail food and drinks establishment or place must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that no customer who consumes or intends to consume within its respective place any food or drink, is allocated a seat or a standing space in its respective permitted premises which is within 0.5 metres of the common boundary.
3.  A permitted enterprise that is an occupier of a retail food and drinks establishment must not provide by way of a self‑service buffet any food or drinks (or both) for consumption in the retail food and drinks establishment.
4.  Immediately after 10.30 p.m. every day a retail food and drinks establishment is open for business, the permitted enterprise that is an occupier of the retail food and drinks establishment must stop —
(a)the sale and serving of liquor for consumption on the retail food and drinks establishment; and
(b)the consumption of liquor on the retail food and drinks establishment,
regardless of the trading hours specified in any licence granted under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 or authorised under that Act in relation to that retail food and drinks establishment.
5.  Subject to paragraph 7, the permitted enterprise that is an occupier of a retail food and drinks establishment must not provide, or allow, any of the following to occur within its retail food and drinks establishment when it is open for business:
(a)any live performance, lecture, talk or address, whether by the customers or otherwise;
(b)any display or exhibition (whether on a television or other screen) to customers in or around the retail food and drinks establishment of —
(i)any film or video recording;
(ii)any television programme received from a free‑to‑air broadcasting service (such as live sports events or news) or a subscription nationwide television service; or
(iii)any live performance, exhibition or display of gymnastics or acrobatics, lecture, talk or address happening elsewhere (whether in or outside Singapore and whether in a public or private place), using real‑time transmission of the live performance, exhibition or display, lecture, talk or address;
(c)any playing of music, singing, lecture, talk or address or any other sound which is not pre‑recorded and which is likely to be audible to customers in or around the retail food and drinks establishment;
(d)any playing of billiards, pool or other like games, or electronic or mechanical amusement devices, such as pinball machines, computer or video games and the like, for customers to play;
(e)any conduct of an organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(f)any verbal exhortation of goodwill or honour or about any other matter (whether or not auspicious or propitious) carried out by a customer or otherwise, accompanied by a ritual (like toasting) in which a drink or any food is offered, taken or handled.
Examples
A toast in acclamation to an individual at a dinner celebrating the individual’s birthday is not allowed.
Emphatic uttering of auspicious sayings during the traditional Chinese ritual known as Lo‑Hei is not allowed.
6.—(1)  The permitted enterprise that is an occupier of a retail food and drinks establishment must, in respect of its retail food and drinks establishment, cordon off and prevent the use of any part of the retail food and drinks establishment which is a part designed for the principal purpose of serving liquor for immediate consumption there (commonly called a bar), unless drinks (which may include liquor) and cooked food are served, or allowed to be served, to any customer for consumption at the bar.
(2)  In sub-paragraph (1), “cooked food” does not include pre‑packed or ready‑to‑eat food that —
(a)does not necessarily require any further preparation or handling before consumption; and
(b)can be stored at room or ambient temperature before its packaging is opened and, after the packaging is opened, may not require refrigeration.
7.—(1)  However, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 do not apply where a wedding connected with the celebration of a marriage takes place in any permitted premises that is a retail food and drinks establishment.
(2)  Where a wedding connected with the celebration of a marriage takes place in any retail food and drinks establishment, the permitted enterprise that is the occupier of the food and drinks establishment must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that during the wedding —
(a)the requirements in regulations 14 and 15 and Part 7 of this Schedule are complied with;
(b)any part of the retail food and drinks establishment which is a part designed for the principal purpose of serving liquor for immediate consumption there (commonly called a bar) is cordoned off and prevented from use unless drinks (which may include liquor) and cooked food are served, or allowed to be served, to any customer for consumption at the bar;
(c)any food or drinks (or both) for consumption on the retail food and drinks establishment are not provided by way of a buffet;
(d)no organised competition of games of skill or chance is conducted on the retail food and drinks establishment;
(e)the playing of billiards, pool or other like games, or of electronic or mechanical amusement devices (such as pinball machines, computer or video games and the like) does not take place on the retail food and drinks establishment;
(f)any verbal exhortation of goodwill or honour or about any other matter (whether or not auspicious or propitious) carried out by a customer or otherwise, accompanied by a ritual (like toasting) in which a drink or any food is offered, taken or handled, does not take place on the retail food and drinks establishment;
(g)no live performance, exhibition or display of gymnastics, lecture, talk or address (whether by the customers or otherwise) takes place on the retail food and drinks establishment except a speech by any of the following who are within the retail food and drinks establishment:
(i)a guest of the wedding;
(ii)a party to the marriage;
(iii)a celebrant or other person at work in relation to the wedding;
(h)any display or exhibition (whether on a television or other screen) to customers in or around the retail food and drinks establishment is limited to —
(i)a display or an exhibition (whether on a television or other screen) of any film or video recording that is about or relating to the marriage or any party to the marriage; or
(ii)a speech using real-time transmission that is about or relating to the marriage or any party to the marriage,
so long as it is only visible and audible mainly by guests of the wedding who are within the retail food and drinks establishment; and
(i)any music, singing, lecture, talk or address or any other sound is limited to public speaking, singing or dancing that is permissible under Part 7 of this Schedule, or to the playing of pre‑recorded music, pre‑recorded singing, a pre‑recorded lecture, talk or address or any other pre‑recorded content that —
(i)is about or relating to the marriage or any party to the marriage; and
(ii)is only audible mainly by guests of the wedding who are within the retail food and drinks establishment.
(3)  In sub-paragraph (2)(b), “cooked food” does not include pre‑packed or ready‑to‑eat food that —
(a)does not necessarily require any further preparation or handling before consumption; and
(b)can be stored at room or ambient temperature before its packaging is opened and, after the packaging is opened, may not require refrigeration.
8.  To avoid doubt, a permitted enterprise carrying on a retail food and drinks business in a retail food and drinks establishment is not prohibited from allowing a solemnisation of a marriage to be held on its retail food and drinks establishment where held in accordance with regulations 14 and 15 and Part 6 of this Schedule.
9.  Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 apply where any business event is conducted in a retail food and drinks establishment which is not the ordinary place of business of the organiser of the business event.
Part 4Retail LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS
1.  The permitted enterprise carrying on a retail liquor business must comply with the requirements in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part 3 of this Schedule in respect of its permitted premises where it carries on the retail liquor business as though those premises were a retail food and drinks establishment.
2.—(1)  The permitted enterprise must provide and maintain, in accordance with this paragraph, in or on its permitted premises where it carries on a retail liquor business, an electronic video surveillance system as to enable recording of activities taking place at the following parts of the permitted premises:
(a)any point of entry to and exit from the permitted premises, including emergency exits;
(b)any part of the premises used permanently and primarily for the consumption at tables of food or drink served otherwise than by self‑service;
(c)any other part of the permitted premises where a customer or visitor may use to remain seated in or congregate in (even if standing), but is not a toilet or bathing area;
(d)any part of the permitted premises where a customer or visitor may use to pass through the premises and is not expected to remain seated or congregate in.
(2)  The electronic video surveillance system mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must —
(a)consist of an adequate number of closed‑circuit television cameras or other electronic visual monitoring devices installed at suitable locations in or on the permitted premises where the permitted enterprise carries on a retail liquor business, for the purpose in sub‑paragraph (1);
(b)be capable of recording colour images —
(i)at the resolution of HD 1080: 1920×1080 pixels or equivalent;
(ii)at 12 frames per second; and
(iii)under low lighting conditions; and
(c)be in good order and operational at all times when the permitted premises are open for the retail liquor business.
(3)  The permitted enterprise must —
(a)keep each recording made using the electronic video surveillance system required by this paragraph for a period of at least 28 days after the date the recording is made; and
(b)display a sign at a prominent location within the permitted premises, stating that the premises are under CCTV surveillance.
Part 5EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES
1.  A permitted enterprise carrying on an education business, or the principal business of which is providing after‑school care for students (commonly called a student care centre), must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that every class of its customers taking lessons, coaching or instruction or receiving care in a room or place in its permitted premises does not, at any time during the conduct of lessons, coaching or instruction or administration of care (as the case may be) exceed the maximum permissible group size for that class.
2.—(1)  This paragraph applies to a permitted enterprise that carries on an education business providing, in the course of any business, lessons or coaching, in any room or place in its permitted premises, any lessons or coaching in any of the following, whether alone or in combination with any other activities:
(a)singing;
(b)playing of any wind musical instrument;
(c)a combination of the activities in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b),
but not a person who carries on an education business at the LASALLE College of the Arts or the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
(2)  Despite paragraph 1, a permitted enterprise to which this paragraph applies must not provide, or cause or allow to be provided, in any room or place in its permitted premises, any lessons or coaching in any of the activities mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1), whether alone or in combination with any other activities unless —
(a)every customer of the permitted enterprise and every visitor to the permitted premises, at any time; and
(b)every permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise who is at work as a teacher or supervisor or an instructor conducting any of those lessons or coaching without wearing a mask,
has a cleared status or is an uncleared junior.
(3)  In addition to sub‑paragraph (2), a permitted enterprise to which this paragraph applies must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that for every class, or for each class in a course consisting of more than one class, of its customers taking such lessons or coaching, in any room or place in its permitted premises —
(a)where none of the individuals in the room or place during the class (whether or not as a student, teacher, supervisor or an instructor of the class) is an uncleared junior —
(i)there are present in the room or place —
(A)not more than 20 individuals who do not wear a mask; and
(B)within the individuals mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A), not more than 20 individuals who are singing or playing a wind musical instrument;
(ii)the individuals mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) remain the same throughout the conduct of the class; and
(iii)no other individuals in the room or place sing or play a wind musical instrument throughout the conduct of that class; or
(b)where any of the individuals in the room or place during the class (whether or not as a student, teacher, supervisor or an instructor of the class) is an uncleared junior —
(i)there are present in the room or place, not more than 5 individuals who do not wear a mask to either sing or play a wind musical instrument; and
(ii)the individuals mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) remain the same throughout the conduct of the class.
Illustration
In a classroom of 36 adult students for musical drama lessons with an instructor and accompanists on keyboard, guitar and saxophone, it is permissible for up to 20 fixed adults in the classroom to not wear a mask. Among that 20, there must not be more than ordinarily 20 fixed adults singing or playing wind musical instruments if everyone in the room has a cleared status. All other individuals in the classroom must not sing or play a wind musical instrument, even if wearing a mask.
3.—(1)  A permitted enterprise that carries on an education business providing, in the course of any business, lessons or coaching, in any room or place in its permitted premises, any lessons or coaching in voice training or speech and drama, whether alone or in combination with any other activities except those mentioned in paragraph 2(1), must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure, for every class, or for each class in a course consisting of more than one class, of its customers taking such lessons or coaching, in any room or place in its permitted premises, that —
(a)there are present in the room or place not more than 20 individuals who do not wear a mask; and
(b)not more than one class of customers taking lessons or coaching is allowed to occupy the same room on its permitted premises.
(2)  Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the person who carries on an education business at the LASALLE College of the Arts or the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
4.  A permitted enterprise providing lessons or teaching based wholly on a religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation must, if providing such lessons or teaching in a place of worship, do so as if the place of worship were the permitted premises of a permitted enterprise carrying on an education business.
Part 6SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGE
1.  In the case of a solemnisation of a marriage conducted in or using any place, an organiser of the solemnisation of a marriage must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that no food and no drinks are served or consumed in that place during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of a marriage.
2.  In the case of a solemnisation of a marriage conducted in or using any place that is a place of residence or a pleasure craft, an organiser of the solemnisation of a marriage must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of a marriage:
(a)any variety act, singing or dancing in person or any performance of music in person by playing any wind musical instrument;
(b)any performance of music in person —
(i)by playing any wind musical instrument; or
(ii)by playing a musical instrument that is not a wind musical instrument otherwise than in a substantially stationary position;
(c)any organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(d)any speech, talk, lecture or other public speaking except by the celebrant.
3.  In the case of a solemnisation of a marriage conducted in or using any place that is neither a place of residence nor a pleasure craft, an organiser of the solemnisation of a marriage to take place must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —
(a)to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of a marriage:
(i)any variety act 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 solemnisation 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 without being in a substantially stationary position;
(iv)any organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(b)to ensure that any singing in person in the place during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of the marriage (whether or not when wearing a mask) is engaged in by not more than 10 individuals in total at any time, who must be any, or a combination of any, of the following:
(i)a party to the marriage who has an enhanced cleared status;
(ii)a member of the solemnisation special cohort who has an enhanced cleared status; and
(c)to ensure that any public speaking in person and without wearing a mask in the place in connection with the marriage during the crowd management period of the solemnisation of the marriage is engaged in —
(i)by not more than 10 individuals in total; and
(ii)in compliance with the unmasking concession for public speaking.
4.  A celebrant must postpone proceedings to solemnise a marriage under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 or the Women’s Charter 1961 if any party to the intended marriage present is not wearing a mask or face shield and the celebrant is not satisfied that the party has an enhanced cleared status.
Part 7weddings
1.  In the case of a wedding conducted in or using any place, an organiser of the wedding must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —
(a)to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in that place during the crowd management period of the wedding:
(i)any variety act or performance of music in person;
(ii)any organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(iii)any verbal exhortation of goodwill or honour or about any other matter (whether or not auspicious or propitious) accompanied by a ritual (like toasting) in which a drink or any food is offered, taken or handled;
Illustration
A toast in acclamation to the bride and groom at a wedding reception or wedding dinner is not allowed.
(b)to ensure that any dancing in person in the place is engaged in during the wedding only by one or both parties to the marriage with an enhanced cleared status, and no others;
(c)to ensure that any singing in person in the place during the crowd management period of the wedding (whether or not when wearing a mask) is engaged in by not more than 10 individuals in total at any time, who must be any, or a combination of any, of the following:
(i)a party to the marriage who has an enhanced cleared status;
(ii)a member of the wedding special cohort who has an enhanced cleared status; and
(d)to ensure that any public speaking in person and without wearing a mask in the place in connection with the marriage during the crowd management period of the wedding is engaged in —
(i)by not more than 10 individuals in total; and
(ii)in compliance with the unmasking concession for public speaking.
Part 8funeral events
1.  In the case of a funeral event conducted in or using any place, an organiser of the funeral event must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that during the crowd management period of the funeral event —
(a)no food and no drinks are served or consumed in connection with the funeral event in that place; and
(b)none of the following activities are engaged in that place:
(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 place otherwise than in a substantially stationary position.
Part 9funerary memorial events
1.  In the case of a funerary memorial event conducted in or using any place, an organiser of the funerary memorial event must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that during the crowd management period of the funerary memorial event —
(a)no food and no drinks are consumed in connection with the funerary memorial event in that place; and
(b)none of the following activities are engaged in that place:
(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 place otherwise than in a substantially stationary position;
(iv)any auction or organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(v)any display or exhibition (whether on a television or other screen) of any entertainment or auction using real‑time transmission of the entertainment or auction happening elsewhere (whether in or outside Singapore and whether in a public space or private place).
Part 10media conference
1.  A promoter of a media conference must not conduct, or cause or allow to be conducted, the media conference in any place that —
(a)is the ordinary place of residence of the promoter or an interviewee at the media conference; or
(b)is not in an indoor seated area.
2.  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the media conference, by any individuals present during the media conference:
(a)any variety act, singing or dancing, or playing of a wind musical instrument;
(b)any organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(c)any consumption of any food or any drink other than water.
3.  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —
(a)to ensure that every interviewee who engages in public speaking during the media conference complies with the unmasking concession for public speaking if the interviewee does so unmasked; and
(b)to minimise any physical interaction between any interviewee and any recognised reporter during the media conference.
Part 11LIVE PERFORMANCE
1.—(1)  A person staging a live performance must not cause or allow to be staged the live performance anywhere except within —
(a)any premises as follows:
(i)any museum established by the National Heritage Board or a museum transferred to the National Heritage Board under section 37 of the National Heritage Board Act 1993;
(ii)a building approved under the Planning Act 1998 for use as an exhibition space, event space or art gallery;
(iii)a building used for community‑based activities and belonging to or managed or maintained by the People’s Association, such as a community centre, community club or resident’s committee centre;
(iv)the community sports and fitness buildings called the National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium, respectively;
(v)a building approved under the Planning Act 1998 for use as a cinema, theatre or performing arts centre;
(vi)a building used for the purpose of teaching, training or imparting knowledge or skill but is not a specified school;
(vii)a building granted a certificate of registration under the Hotels Act 1954;
(viii)a building within a garden, parkland (zoological or otherwise), amusement park, or other tourist attraction access to which by any member of the public is subject to payment of a fee;
(ix)a commercial vessel without a cargo deck, designed exclusively for commercial transport of 100 or more passengers in overnight accommodation on an international sea voyage ending not in Singapore and according to pre‑determined routes and timetables that are advertised;
(x)Pasir Panjang Power Station at 27 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore 117537;
(xi)Changi Exhibition Centre at 9 Aviation Park Road, Singapore 498760;
(xii)Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre at 1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150;
(xiii)SUNTEC Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre at 1 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039593.
(xiv)the building called the Pit Building at 1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975;
(xv)Resorts World Singapore at 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269;
(xvi)Marina Bay Sands at 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956; or
(b)any permitted premises of a live performance hirer engaging or contracting the person staging the live performance for the purpose of that live performance, so long as the permitted premises are not a place where a retail liquor business is for the time being carried on.
(2)  In addition, a person staging a live performance must not cause or allow the live performance to be staged in any of the following places, indoor or outdoor, except with the prior approval of the approving authority in relation to the particular live performance:
(a)an open space which is not roofed or is not enclosed by at least 2 walls;
(b)a green or other open space provided for the growing of grass or other vegetation;
(c)a retail common area if the premises are a retail shopping centre;
(d)if the premises are the subject of a strata title plan, any part of the common property comprised in that strata title plan;
(e)any common area within the premises which is used by customers or individuals at work (or any of them in combination) in those premises to move through the premises;
(f)a room that is a shared facility and adapted or designed for the conduct of events, functions, ceremonies and the like (such as a communal living room, function room or hall).
2.—(1)  A person staging a live performance must ensure that any audience member attending that live performance is at least one metre away from any edge of the stage area when the live performance is taking place.
(2)  This paragraph does not apply in relation to a rehearsal of a live performance.
3.—(1)  A person staging a live performance which is not a rehearsal must not stage a live performance that has playing a wind musical instrument or singing as an element of the performance (whether alone or in combination with any other performance elements) unless —
(a)every performer playing a wind musical instrument or singing (whether or not when wearing a mask) has an enhanced cleared status; and
(b)every other performer, and every crew, has a cleared status at all times during the period of the live performance.
(2)  A person staging a live performance must not stage a live performance which is a rehearsal that has playing a wind musical instrument or singing as an element of the performance (whether alone or in combination with any other performance elements) unless every crew, and every performer (whether or not playing a wind musical instrument or singing and whether or not when wearing a mask), has a cleared status at all times during the period of the rehearsal.
4.—(1)  A person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that —
(a)every performer in the live performance is —
(i)performing alone; or
(ii)allocated into and remains part of a cohort not exceeding 5 performers (called in this regulation a performing activity cohort), all the members of which must either be standing or seated generally in a fixed position throughout the period of the live performance; and
(b)at all times during the period of the live performance there is a distance of at least one metre between every member of every such performing activity cohort from any of the following:
(i)any other lone performer who is not part of any performing activity cohort in the live performance;
(ii)any other performer who is a member of another performing activity cohort in the live performance.
(2)  However, and without affecting paragraph 3, where any performer in a live performance does any of the following during the period of the live performance:
(a)play a wind musical instrument;
(b)sing,
a person staging the live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance —
(c)where the firstmentioned performer is performing alone — there is a distance of at least one metre between the firstmentioned performer from any of the following:
(i)any other lone performer who is not part of any performing activity cohort in the live performance;
(ii)any other performer who is a member of another performing activity cohort in the live performance; or
(d)where the firstmentioned performer is a member of a performing activity cohort — there is a distance of at least one metre between every member of that performing activity cohort from any of the following:
(i)any other lone performer who is not part of any performing activity cohort in the live performance;
(ii)any other performer who is a member of another performing activity cohort in the live performance.
(3)  Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to prevent the transient physical contact between performers or a temporary shorter distance between performers where the artistic merits of the live performance requires.
5.  A person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that during the period of the live performance, there are not more than the following in total within the stage area on or in which the live performance takes place:
(a)50 performers or crew or a combination of performers and crew;
(b)a higher number of performers or crew or a combination of performers and crew specified by the approving authority under paragraph 8(3) in relation to a particular live performance.
6.—(1)  Without limiting paragraph 3, a person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, there are on or in the stage area, whether masked or unmasked —
(a)not more than 20 performers who perform by singing, and no other performer is performing by playing a wind musical instrument;
(b)not more than 20 performers who perform by playing a wind musical instrument, and no other performer is performing by singing; or
(c)not more than 20 performers, some of whom perform by singing and others by playing a wind musical instrument.
(2)  Without limiting sub-paragraph (1), a person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, there are on or in the stage area, not more than the following number of performers in the live performance who are unmasked, including any performer described in sub‑paragraph (1) if unmasked:
(a)20 performers;
(b)a higher total number of performers as specified by the approving authority under paragraph 8(1) in relation to the particular live performance.
(3)  Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person staging a live performance must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the period of the live performance, every crew, and every performer in the live performance, are each wearing a mask during the period of the live performance if the crew or performer does not have a reasonable excuse to be unmasked.
(4)  If any direction under paragraph 8(3) is addressed to a person staging a particular live performance, the person must, as far as is reasonably practicable, establish and apply appropriate procedures and controls specially relating to that live performance to comply with that direction.
7.—(1)  An occupier of a live performance venue where a live performance takes place must ensure that during the period of the live performance, no food, liquor or other beverage is sold or served by any individual as follows:
(a)within the stage area of the live performance venue;
(b)within the audience area of the live performance venue.
(2)  In addition, an occupier of a live performance venue where a live performance takes place must ensure that during the period of the live performance, no food or liquor is consumed by any individual as follows:
(a)within the stage area of the live performance venue;
(b)within the audience area of the live performance venue.
8.—(1)  The approving authority may, on the application of the person staging the live performance or the occupier of a live performance venue where the live performance is taking place or both, and if the approving authority is personally satisfied that all the matters in sub‑paragraph (2) apply, do all or any of the following in respect of the particular live performance:
(a)approve any indoor or outdoor place mentioned in paragraph 1(2);
(b)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in regulation 15(1)(b);
(c)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in paragraph 2(1), 4(1) or (2) or 7(1)(b) or (2)(b);
(d)specify a higher number for paragraphs 5(b) and 6(1) or (2)(b);
(e)specify a higher COVIDSAFE capacity.
(2)  The matters an approving authority must be satisfied are as follows:
(a)the person staging the live performance and the occupier of the live performance venue concerned —
(i)have adequately identified the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter applied to be approved, waived or specified;
(ii)have established an adequate plan on how to manage or control those risks; and
(iii)have the relevant knowledge, competency, experience and suitable compliance record connected with safe management measures for live performances of the same nature as the particular live performance;
(b)there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that help minimise the public health risks associated with the matter to be approved, waived or specified, besides these Regulations;
(c)the granting of the approval, waiver or specifying a higher number (as the case may be) is necessary or desirable to facilitate resumption of business, or to avoid unnecessary restrictions on commerce, having regard to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore when the application is made;
(d)for a live performance in an outdoor place mentioned in paragraph 1(2) —
(i)the adequacy of the demarcation and the suitability of the layout of the outdoor place, particularly the manner of access and entrances to and exits from the place and the types of access controls at each entrance and exit (where applicable) —
(A)for securing compliance, by audience members attending and performers at that live performance, with the requirements of these Regulations; and
(B)for addressing the risk of a large gathering of individuals which may be present for the purpose of transiting through the outdoor place; and
(ii)the type of live performance and how it may interact with other activities lawfully taking place in the vicinity of that outdoor place, particularly the requirements of these Regulations in relation to those activities.
(3)  Any granting of an approval, waiving of a requirement or specifying a higher number (as the case may be) under sub‑paragraph (1) by the approving authority in respect of a particular live performance may be accompanied by directions addressed to the person staging the live performance or the occupier of the live performance venue or both, containing —
(a)variations of any requirements in these Regulations in relation to that particular live performance;
(b)a requirement for enhanced entry controls to be established and maintained at the live performance venue, during the period of the live performance; or
(c)other measures in respect of that live performance that satisfy the objectives and performance requirements in these Regulations for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of COVID‑19 in Singapore,
so as to mitigate the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter approved, waived or specified, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations.
9.—(1)  In this Part —
“live performance hirer” means a person who engages or contracts any performer or person staging a live performance for the purpose of a live performance, but excludes a person who merely —
(a)provides or agrees to seek or find work opportunities for a performer;
(b)negotiates the terms or an agreement for a live performance by the performer; or
(c)arranges for publicity attendances and related publicity responsibilities of such a performer;
“live performance venue” means any of the following premises to which the public or any class of the public has access (gratuitously or otherwise):
(a)a theatre, a music hall, a concert hall, an auditorium or a cinema;
(b)a room in which a live performance is or is to be staged, provided the room is not within a place where a retail liquor business is for the time being carried on;
(c)any place mentioned in paragraph 1(2) where a live performance may be approved under paragraph 8(1) to take place;
“stage area”, for a live performance —
(a)means such area within the live performance venue as is designed to be used by performers in a live performance to perform on or in; and
(b)includes the backstage, a dressing room, a projection or lighting suite, a sound booth, an orchestra pit or a flying scenery or other similar theatrical prop or infrastructure.
(2)  For the purposes of this Part, a live performance is staged by the person who makes the arrangements necessary for the performance (including elements of the performance not consisting of sounds) to take place.
(3)  For the purposes of this Part, a rehearsal of a live performance is treated as a live performance even though no audience is present during the performance, and a reference to a live performance includes a rehearsal thereof unless otherwise provided.
Part 12religious gathering
1.  An organiser of a religious gathering involving a live performance must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Part 11 of this Schedule are complied with at all times when the live performance is taking place, as if the references in Part 11 of this Schedule to the stage area for a live performance venue were references to the stage area in a venue where a religious gathering is taking place.
2.  An organiser of a religious gathering involving a live performance in the venue where the religious gathering takes place must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that none of the following performances take place in the presence of an audience of worshippers in that venue:
(a)a circus entertainment;
(b)a game show or quiz show;
(c)a variety act or similar presentation or show.
3.  A religious worker or volunteer may unmask when and only to the extent necessary to engage in public speaking —
(a)during a religious gathering; and
(b)in compliance with the unmasking concession for public speaking.
4.  An organiser of a religious gathering must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures —
(a)to ensure no singing by any worshipper during the crowd management period of the religious gathering;
(b)to ensure that a religious worker or a volunteer engaging in public speaking during the religious gathering complies with the unmasking concession for public speaking if the religious worker or a volunteer does so unmasked; and
(c)to minimise any physical interaction during the crowd management period of the religious gathering between —
(i)any religious worker or volunteer whose principal purpose at the religious gathering is to preside at, speak or otherwise take charge of any ceremony or rite, an observance or a worship, sermon or service conducted, or to be conducted, at the religious gathering; and
(ii)any other worshipper.
5.  An organiser of a religious gathering must take, or cause to be taken, all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that no food or drink is consumed —
(a)by any individual; and
(b)at the worshippers’ area where the religious gathering takes place,
except and only to the extent that consumption is a necessary part of an act of worship by the individual.
6.  The requirements in this Part must be complied with at all times during the following period of any such religious gathering (called in this Part the period of the religious gathering):
(a)subject to sub‑paragraph (b), the period —
(i)starting the time that the religious gathering is stated will begin daily on any publicity material relating to the religious gathering; and
(ii)ending at the time that the religious gathering is stated will end daily on any publicity material relating to the religious gathering;
(b)for a religious gathering to mark or commemorate one or more days of religious significance (whether or not also a public holiday) and for which there is no publicity material described in sub‑paragraph (a), the period —
(i)starting the first time in the day or each day (as the case may be) the venue is open to worshippers to attend the religious gathering; and
(ii)ending at the time in the day or each day (as the case may be) the venue closes admission to worshippers to attend the religious gathering.
7.  In this Part —
“live performance”, in relation to a religious gathering, means any, or a combination of any, performance by performers in person in the venue where the religious gathering takes place in the presence of an audience of worshippers in the same venue, such as —
(a)a performance (including an improvisation) of a script for a film, play or television, a dumb show or choreography if described in writing in the form in which the show or choreography is to be presented, or other dramatic work, including such a performance given with the use of puppets;
(b)a performance (including an improvisation) of a musical work (whether vocal or instrumental);
(c)a performance of a dance (including a weapon dance);
(d)a performance of legerdemain or magic;
(e)a performance of an expression of folklore; or
(f)a live art performance,
but excludes public speaking at a religious gathering;
“public speaking”, in relation to a religious gathering, means any of the following activities undertaken by a religious worker or volunteer during the religious gathering:
(a)the giving or engaging in any lecture, talk, address or sermon;
(b)the engaging in any reading, recitation or delivery of a literary work of religious significance,
but excludes any such activity occurring as part of a media conference or a business event;
“stage area”, for a live performance in a venue where a religious gathering is taking place —
(a)means such area within the venue as is designed to be used by performers in such a live performance to perform on or in; and
(b)includes the backstage, a dressing room, a projection or lighting suite, a sound booth, an orchestra pit or a flying scenery or other similar theatrical prop or infrastructure,
but excludes any part of the worshippers’ area in that venue.
Part 13business events
1.—(1)  This paragraph applies to —
(a)a non-customer facing event;
(b)a customer-facing event; or
(c)a routine business event.
(2)  An organiser of a business event mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that, during the crowd management period of the business event —
(a)no verbal exhortations of goodwill or honour or about any other matter (whether or not auspicious or propitious), accompanied by a ritual (like toasting) in which a drink or any food is offered, taken or handled, are made during the business event;
(b)where the venue of the business event is not the place where the organiser of the business event ordinarily carries out its business, undertaking or work, the participants of the business event do cooperate with the occupier of that venue to enable the occupier to comply with the requirements imposed on the occupier under these Regulations in relation to the business event taking place in that venue;
(c)a participant engaging in public speaking during the business event complies with the unmasking concession for public speaking if the participant does so unmasked;
(d)to minimise any physical interaction during the crowd management period of the business event between —
(i)any participant of the business event whose principal purpose at the business event is to preside at, speak or otherwise take charge of proceedings in, or to regulate the number and length of, meetings, staged or conducted, or to be staged or conducted, at the business event; and
(ii)any other participant; and
(e)every direction given under paragraph 5(3) with respect to that business event is complied with during the crowd management period of the business event.
3.  An occupier of a venue where a business event mentioned in paragraph 1(1) takes place, or is to take place, must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that during the crowd management period of the business event —
(a)no singing, no playing of a musical instrument and no other live performance is engaged in or provided by anyone in the venue where the business event takes place or is to take place;
(b)any live performance at the business event which is not prohibited under sub‑paragraph (a) —
(i)does not go beyond what is incidental only; and
(ii)is not of a substantial nature,
having regard to the occasion or purpose of the business event; and
(c)every direction given under paragraph 5(3) with respect to that business event is complied with.
4.—(1)  An organiser of a major business event must not intentionally or negligently cause or allow the business event to take place at a venue without the prior approval of the approving authority.
(2)  In sub-paragraph (1), “major business event” means a non‑customer facing business event or a customer-facing business event that —
(a)is conducted on or after 15 March 2022; and
(b)has or is likely to have a total number of more than 50 participants present —
(i)at any time during any crowd management period of the business event; or
(ii)in one day, if there are 2 or more crowd management periods of the business event in a day,
but excludes a routine business event.
5.—(1)  The approving authority may, on the application of the person who is the organiser of a business event or the occupier of the venue where a business event is taking place or both, and if the approving authority is personally satisfied that all the matters in sub‑paragraph (2) apply, do all or any of the following in respect of the particular business event:
(a)approve a shorter crowd management period;
(b)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in paragraph 3(a) or (b);
(c)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in regulation 14(3)(c) or (4)(a) or (b);
(d)specify a higher COVIDSAFE capacity.
(2)  The matters the approving authority must be satisfied are as follows:
(a)the person who is the organiser of the business event or the occupier of the venue where the business event is taking place or both —
(i)have adequately identified the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter applied to be approved or waived;
(ii)have established a plan on how to manage or control those risks; and
(iii)each has the relevant knowledge, competency, experience and suitable compliance record connected with safe management measures for business events of the same nature as the particular business event;
(b)there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that help minimise the public health risks associated with the matter to be approved or waived, besides these Regulations;
(c)the granting of the approval or waiver (as the case may be) is necessary or desirable to facilitate resumption of business or to avoid unnecessary restrictions on commerce having regard to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore when the application is made;
(d)the nature of the business event is suitable for the granting of the approval or waiver (as the case may be) despite the risk to public health;
(e)there are applicable international obligations or mercantile practice or customs for holding the business event in a particular way.
(3)  Any approval or waiver by the approving authority of an application under sub‑paragraph (1) in respect of a particular business event may be accompanied by directions addressed to the person who is the organiser of the business event or the occupier of the venue where the business event is taking place or both, containing —
(a)variations of any requirements in these Regulations in relation to that particular business event, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations; or
(b)other measures in respect of that business event that satisfy the objectives and performance requirements in these Regulations for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of COVID‑19 in Singapore, having regard to the nature of the business event (such as whether it is open to consumers or not),
so as to mitigate the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter approved or waived.
Part 14sporting events
1.  A sporting event organiser for any sporting event must not intentionally or negligently cause or allow the sporting event to take place without the prior approval of the approving authority.
2.  An occupier of a sports venue where a sporting event takes place, or is to take place, must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that during the crowd management period of the sporting event —
(a)no food or drink is supplied or consumed at the participants’ area where the sporting event takes place or is to take place;
(b)no singing and no playing of a musical instrument is engaged in or provided by anyone in the sports venue where the sporting event takes place or is to take place;
(c)any spectator attending the sporting event is at least one metre away from any reserved playing space of the sports venue where the sporting activity is taking place; and
(d)every direction given under paragraph 4(3) with respect to that sporting event is complied with.
3.—(1)  A sporting event organiser of a sporting event must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that, at all times during the crowd management period of the sporting event —
(a)the total number of countable persons within the reserved playing space in the sports venue where a spectator sporting event takes place or is to take place does not exceed 50;
(b)temporary barriers are provided along a route in a public place where the sporting activity takes place so as to prevent people from falling as well as to retain, separate, control, guide and protect the athletes participating in the sporting activity, and stop other people from joining or viewing the sporting activity;
(c)a participant engaging in public speaking during the sporting event complies with the unmasking concession for public speaking if the participant does so unmasked; and
(d)every direction given under paragraph 4(3) with respect to that sporting event is complied with.
(2)  In addition, a sporting event organiser of a sporting event must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that, at all times during the crowd management period of the sporting event —
(a)only an athlete or a contestant engaged in or playing the sporting activity at the sporting event is unmasked; and
(b)every other athlete or contestant wears a mask when not engaged in or playing the sporting activity at the sporting event unless he or she is otherwise authorised under these Regulations to be unmasked or has no reasonable excuse to be unmasked.
4.—(1)  The approving authority may, on the application of the person who is the organiser of a sporting event or the occupier of the sports venue where a sporting event is taking place or both, and if the approving authority is personally satisfied that all the matters in sub‑paragraph (2) apply, do all or any of the following in respect of the particular sporting event:
(a)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in paragraph 2(a) or (b) or 3(1)(a);
(b)waive (in whole or part) the requirement in regulation 15(1)(b) or 24(1)(a) or (d);
(c)specify a higher COVIDSAFE capacity;
(d)specify a higher number of individuals per cohort when waiving the Level 1 crowd management requirement.
(2)  The matters the approving authority must be satisfied about are as follows:
(a)the person who is the organiser of the sporting event or the occupier of the sports venue where the sporting event is taking place or both —
(i)have adequately identified the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter applied to be specified or waived;
(ii)have established a plan on how to manage or control those risks; and
(iii)each has the relevant knowledge, competency, experience and suitable compliance record connected with safe management measures for sporting events of the same nature as the particular sporting event;
(b)there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that help minimise the public health risks associated with the matter to be specified or waived, besides these Regulations;
(c)the granting of the application is necessary or desirable to facilitate resumption of business or to avoid unnecessary restrictions on commerce having regard to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore when the application is made;
(d)there are applicable international practice or customs for holding the sporting event in a particular way.
(3)  Any number specified or any waiver by the approving authority of an application under sub‑paragraph (1) in respect of a particular sporting event may be accompanied by directions addressed to the person who is the organiser of the sporting event or the occupier of the sports venue where the sporting event is taking place or both, containing —
(a)variations of any requirements in these Regulations in relation to that particular sporting event, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations;
(b)a requirement for enhanced entry controls to be established and maintained at the sports venue, during the crowd management period of the sporting event; or
(c)other measures in respect of that sporting event that satisfy the objectives and performance requirements in these Regulations for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of COVID‑19 in Singapore, having regard to the nature of the sporting event,
so as to mitigate the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter specified or waived.