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Infectious Diseases Act

(CHAPTER 137)

Infectious Diseases
(Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19)
(Amendment) Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Infectious Diseases Act, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID‑19) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 29 March 2020.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. Regulation 3(1) of the Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID‑19) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 185/2020) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “sport or recreation facility” in sub‑paragraph (d) and substituing the words “billiard saloon, paintball games centre, axe‑throwing centre, bowling centre”.

Amendment of regulation 5

3. Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “regulation 3 is”, the words “open to the public or a section of the public and”.

Amendment of regulation 7

4. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	any shop or kiosk within a shopping centre.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the premises” in paragraph (2)(a), the words “in paragraph (1)(a) or (b)”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “customers and other individuals within the premises” in paragraph (2)(b), the words “in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c)”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the word “group” in paragraph (2)(c), the words “within the premises in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c)”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the word “premises” in paragraph (2)(d), the words “in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c)”.

New regulation 7A

5. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 7, the following regulation:

“Measures for individuals under stay orders, etc.

7A.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an individual who is subject to a movement control measure requiring the individual to not leave a place of accommodation commits an offence if the individual, without reasonable excuse —

(a)

comes into physical contact or close proximity with another individual at that place of accommodation;

(b)

fails or neglects to wear a surgical or other mask over the individual’s nose and mouth when the individual leaves the place of accommodation to obtain —

(i)	medical treatment for a suspected COVID‑19 infection at a hospital, medical clinic or any other place, designated by the Director for the treatment of COVID‑19; or
(ii)	emergency medical treatment or other medical treatment that is of a pressing nature;

(c)

fails or neglects to inform the individual’s employer or school (as the case may be) that the individual is subject to a movement control measure; or

(d)

is not contactable by the Director or a Health Officer, or any individual acting on behalf of the Director or a Health Officer, at any reasonable time.

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply where —

(a)

the other individual concerned resides in the same place of accommodation as the individual subject to the movement control measure; or

(b)

the other individual —

(i)	is delivering food or other essential goods to the place of accommodation;
(ii)	is providing services as are necessary for persons living in that place of accommodation to avoid any imminent danger or damage to life or property in that place of accommodation;
(iii)	is providing medical treatment or other medical therapy or care to an individual who has a physical or mental disability; or
(iv)	is a Health Officer or police officer.

(3) An individual who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is subject to a movement control measure for so long as the individual is required to not leave a place of accommodation because of —

(a)	an order made under regulation 3(1) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 182/2020);
(b)	regulation 3(2) or 4(1) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020; or
(c)	an order under section 15 of the Act.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is in close proximity to another individual if there is a distance of less than 2 metres between the 2 individuals.”.

Amendment of Schedule

6. The Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting items 36 and 38;

(b)

by deleting the words “Sentosa Megazip” in item 46 and substituting the word “Mega”;

(c)

by deleting item 53 and substituting the following item:

“53.	Airzone Singapore”; and

(d)

by deleting item 55 and substituting the following items:

“55.	Esplanade — Theatres by the Bay

56.	Resorts World Sentosa Casino

57.	Marina Bay Sands Casino

58.	Superpark Singapore

59.	Tayo Station

60.	Jewel Changi”.

Made on 28 March 2020.

NG HOW YUE

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

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