COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations 2021

No. S 364

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 9)
Regulations 2021

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. 9) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 June 2021.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) 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 deleting the definition of “customer” and substituting the following definition:

“ “customer” includes a prospective customer and —

(a)	in relation to the operator of a specified dormitory, includes a resident of that dormitory; or
(b)	in relation to a management corporation constituted for a strata title plan or a managing agent appointed by a management corporation, includes any subsidiary proprietor which makes up the management corporation, any mortgagee in possession, lessee or occupier of a lot comprised in the strata title plan, and any invitee of such a subsidiary proprietor;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “education business”, the following definition:

“ “elite sportsperson” means an individual who is on a development pathway recognised by a public body promoting sporting activities to prepare sportspersons so that the individual may derive a living from competing in that sporting activity or take part in a national or an international sporting event in Singapore or elsewhere;”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “by an individual who is on a development pathway recognised by a public body promoting sporting activities to prepare sportspersons so that the individual may derive a living from competing in that sporting activity or take part in a national or an international sporting event in Singapore or elsewhere” in the definition of “in the course of employment” and substituting the words “as an elite sportsperson”.

Amendment of regulation 3A

3. Regulation 3A of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “or individual’s” in paragraph (1)(b);

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) and the “Examples of strenuous exercise” and substituting the following sub‑paragraph and Example:

“(a)

when the individual is engaged in any strenuous physical exercise outdoors but not physical exercise indoors, strenuous or otherwise;

Example

An individual who is jogging or running on the sidewalk of a road, but not walking.

”;

(c)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (2)(g); and

(d)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (h) of paragraph (2) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(i)

when the individual is —

(i)	a prisoner detained in a prison or like place of detention and 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.”.

Amendment of regulation 4

4. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (f) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(f)

to provide to another individual assistance in mobility, self‑care, self‑management and other activities of daily living, or healthcare and other care and support, because —

(i)	of the other individual’s age (at least 60 years of age) or infirmity or disability (whether physical or intellectual); and
(ii)	such assistance, care or support in overcoming the other individual’s limitations is otherwise not available to that other individual;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (h) of paragraph (3), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(i)	to escape harm or the risk of harm, including harm relating to family violence or violence of another individual living in or at the individual’s ordinary place of residence;”;

(c)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (iv) of paragraph (4)(b) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(iv)

a reasonable number of permitted enterprise workers of a permitted enterprise to provide, to the individual or any other individual who has the same ordinary place of residence, assistance in mobility, self‑care, self‑management and other activities of daily living, or healthcare and other care and support, because —

(A)	the individual or other individual is at least 60 years of age or is infirm or disabled (whether physical or intellectual); and
(B)	such assistance, care or support in overcoming that individual’s or other individual’s limitations is otherwise not available to the individual or other individual;”;

(d)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (v) of paragraph (4)(b) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(vi)	the number of children involved to transfer temporary custody or care of them pursuant to any agreement regarding the access rights of a parent of the child, or in discharge of a legal obligation;
(vii)	a reasonable number of permitted enterprise workers of a permitted enterprise for the purpose of another individual moving to the place as the place where the individual will ordinarily reside.”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “(3)(e) or (h)” in paragraph (5)(b) and substituting “(3)(h)”.

Amendment of regulation 13

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

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the funeral” in sub‑paragraph (c), the word “event”; and

(b)

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

“(iv)

food or drink is served for consumption or is consumed at the room or place in connection with the funeral event.”.

Amendment of regulation 13F

6. Regulation 13F of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “served or consumed at the room or place” in paragraphs (2)(e)(iii) and (3)(e)(iii) and substituting in each case the words “consumed at the room or place in connection with the event”.

Amendment of First Schedule

7. Part 4 of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:

“5.—(1) A permitted enterprise that is the management corporation constituted in respect of a strata title plan for a subdivided building comprised in that strata title plan must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —

(a)	to close, or make not accessible for use, by any individual every part of the common property comprised in the strata title plan that is a recreational barbecue or open‑fire cooking facility; and
(b)	to prevent the use of the recreational barbecue or open-fire cooking facility mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) by any subsidiary proprietor which makes up the management corporation, any mortgagee in possession, lessee or occupier of a lot comprised in the strata title plan, or an invitee of that subsidiary proprietor.

(2) A permitted enterprise that owns, or has charge, management or control of, in connection with any business that is not a food business, any recreational barbecue or open‑fire cooking facility for shared use must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —

(a)	to close, or make not accessible for use, that recreational barbecue or open‑fire cooking facility by any customer, visitor or permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise; and
(b)	to prevent the use of that recreational barbecue or open‑fire cooking facility by any customer, visitor or permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise.”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

8. Paragraph 2 of Part 3 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “convene or take part in any gathering” in sub‑paragraph (c), the words “, or engage in physical interaction with any passenger or crew of the vessel,”.

[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; S 1070/2020; S 16/2021; S 40/2021; S 88/2021; S 238/2021; S 275/2021; S 299/2021; S 309/2021; S 329/2021]

Made on 31 May 2021.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/2 Vol. 8]

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

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