COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations 2020

No. S 473

COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 9)
Regulations 2020

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 2020 and come into operation on 19 June 2020.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 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 “designated place” in paragraph (1);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “early childhood development centre” in paragraph (1), the following definition:

“ “education business” means providing, in the course of any business and whether involving the provision of care or otherwise —

(a)	lessons or coaching in, or for participation in, a cultural, recreational or sporting activity;
(b)	private tutoring;
(c)	full-time education for the purpose of preparing students for any examination that leads to a qualification awarded by any person other than the person which provides the full-time education or that entitles the students to be admitted to an education institution;
(d)	a course of instruction, training or teaching leading to the award of a diploma, degree, certificate or other qualification;
(e)	post‑secondary education and training which is directed towards the development or upgrading of skills and knowledge in relation to work in commerce or industry; or
(f)	a post‑secondary education program that leads to the development of knowledge and skills that are not specific to any particular occupation;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “mask” in paragraph (1), the following definition:

“ “maximum permissible group size”, for any gathering of individuals in a room or place, means —

(a)

if the gathering is for a solemnization of a marriage in any room or place that is not a place of residence —

(i)	the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10B(1)(k) and 12 are complied with and notified by the occupier of the premises; or
(ii)	21 individuals,

whichever number is the lower;

(b)

if the gathering is for a funeral event —

(i)	the maximum number allowed under regulation 13(2)(a); or
(ii)	the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10B(1)(k) and 12 are complied with,

whichever number is the lower;

(c)

if the gathering is a class organised by a permitted enterprise providing an education service in a room or place —

(i)	the maximum number specified in Part 5 of the First Schedule; or
(ii)	the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10B(1)(k) and 12 are complied with,

whichever number is the lower;

(d)

if the gathering is in a place of residence — the maximum number allowed under regulation 4(4) for individuals not ordinarily resident in that place of residence plus those individuals so resident, whether or not the place of residence is also a permitted premises;

(e)

if the gathering is permissible under regulation 13F — the maximum number allowed under that regulation; or

(f)

5 individuals, in any other case;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “parcel number)” in the definition of “permitted premises” in paragraph (1), the words “, or a vessel,”;

(e)

by deleting the word “, vessel” in the definition of “permitted premises” in paragraph (1);

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “permitted premises” in paragraph (1), the following definition:

“ “personal appearance service” has the meaning given by regulation 13(3);”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public path” in paragraph (1), the following definitions:

“ “retail business” means a business the principal purpose of which is —

(a)	selling goods by retail;
(b)	providing retail services; or
(c)	hiring by retail, or displaying goods for the purpose of selling them by retail or hiring them out;

“retail food and drinks establishment” has the meaning given by regulation 13(3);

“retail market” is an assemblage of stalls, styled or described as a market or court, that —

(a)	is predominantly used for retail businesses; and
(b)	operate in a building or other permanent structure the sole or dominant use of which (or of the part in which the market operates) is the operation of the market or court;

“retail shop” means any premises or place used for retail business, and includes a supermarket, department store, retail food and drinks establishment and retail market, but does not include —

(a)

a vending machine; and

(b)

a medical clinic, a dental clinic or other healthcare establishment;

Examples of retail shop

Laundry or dry cleaner.

Service station for the sale by retail of fuels and lubricants for motor vehicles.

Pet shop or pet food and supplies shop.

Stall in a food court.

Cake shop.

Motor vehicle showroom.

Gardening centre.

Betting outlet.

Hairdresser or beauty therapy shop.

Post office.

“retail shopping centre” means a cluster of units in premises (not being the stalls in a market) that has all of the following characteristics:

(a)

at least 5 of the units in the premises are used wholly or predominantly for the carrying on of one or more listed businesses as retail shops;

(b)

the units —

(i)	are all owned by the same person;
(ii)	have (or would if leased have) the same lessor or the same head lessor; or
(iii)	comprise lots within a single strata plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act;

(c)

the units are located —

(i)	in one building; or
(ii)	in 2 or more buildings that are either adjoining or separated only by common areas or other areas owned by the person in paragraph (b)(i) or (ii);

(d)

the cluster of units is promoted as, or generally regarded as constituting, a shopping centre, shopping mall, shopping court or shopping arcade;”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:

“(4) In these Regulations, a green or an open space (or any part thereof) is treated as not accessible to the general public if around it or part of it, there is placed any tape, barrier or other cordon, or any sign, indicating that that green or open space or that part of it is closed or not open for use.”.

Amendment of regulation 3A

3. Regulation 3A(2) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (d); and

(b)

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

“(f)

when undergoing such procedure as part of an authorised service from a permitted enterprise to the extent that the procedure requires that no mask may be worn during its administration or application, such as dental treatment or a personal appearance service (except hairdressing) concerning any part of the face.”.

Amendment of regulation 4

4. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) Nothing in this Part applies to authorise an individual who is subject to a movement control measure to contravene or not comply with a requirement by or under any other written law to not leave his or her place of accommodation.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “and regulation 5” in paragraph (2);

(c)

by deleting the words “directly with all reasonable speed,” in paragraph (3);

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraph (cb) of paragraph (3);

(e)

by deleting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(d)

to walk, run, cycle or engage in other exercise (whether or not of a similar kind) or in social or recreational activity at any of the following places:

(i)	on a length of path that is a public path but is not a green or an open space;
(ii)	in a green or an open space that is managed or maintained by or on behalf of the Government or a public body and is accessible to the general public without payment of any fee;
(iii)	in or on any part of the common property of a subdivided building, or any private open space external to a building for private outdoor purposes ancillary to the use of the building whether or not it is common property;
(iv)	any place or facility provided by a permitted enterprise as part of an authorised service for that purpose;”;

(f)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (fa), (g), (h) and (i) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(g)

to visit another place of residence other than for the purpose in sub-paragraph (ca);

(h)

to comply 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 (Cap. 93).

To attend at any court in accordance with any warrant or summons.

”; and

(g)

by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(4) An individual must not permit to enter and remain in his or her ordinary place of residence, at any time, any individual who is not a member of the individual’s household and who is in excess of —

(a)	5 individuals; or
(b)	the number of individuals permitted under the circumstances in paragraph (3)(ca),

whichever number is higher.

(5) However, paragraph (4) does not authorise an individual whose ordinary place of residence is in a specified dormitory or specified hostel to permit to enter and remain in his or her ordinary place of residence, another individual who has a different ordinary place of residence except —

(a)	to enable a permitted enterprise to provide an authorised service to the individual or any other individual who has the same ordinary place of residence;
(b)	for any purpose connected with paragraph (3)(e) or (h); or
(c)	to receive help in an emergency.”.

Deletion of regulation 5

5. Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is deleted.

Amendment of regulation 6

6. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “meet another individual not living in the same place of residence,” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “gather with more than 4 other individuals”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “not performing work” in paragraph (1), the words “as, for or with a permitted enterprise”;

(c)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (2)(a)(ii);

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the word “any” in paragraph (2)(a)(iii), the words “an operator of”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (2)(a), the following sub-paragraphs:

“(iv)	a permitted enterprise carrying on an education business so long as the gathering in a room or place does not exceed the maximum permissible group size for that gathering; or
(v)	a permitted enterprise the principal business of which is providing after‑school care for students (commonly called a student care centre);”; and

(f)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(b)	when visiting an individual at the individual’s ordinary place of residence so long as the gathering does not exceed the maximum permissible group size for gathering in that place of residence;
(c)	when the gathering consists wholly of individuals from the same household;
(d)	for attending a solemnization of a marriage in accordance with regulation 7A(1) or a funeral event so long as the gathering does not exceed the maximum permissible group size for the solemnization or funeral event; or
(e)	for any other purpose specified in and to the extent allowed by regulation 4(3)(b), (ca), (h), (j) and (l).”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 7

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

“Individuals to keep safe distance

7.—(1) Every individual in any public place or common property of any subdivided building must keep a distance of at least one metre from any other individual.

(2) However, paragraph (1) does not apply when the individual —

(a)	is part of a gathering that does not exceed 5 individuals for a purpose that is not performing work as, for or with a permitted enterprise;
(b)	is driving or travelling in any motor vehicle or other mode of conveyance;
(c)	is in any premises used in connection with the provision of public passenger transport services by road or rail; or
(d)	is part of a gathering connected with receiving education or care from an operator of any early childhood development centre licensed under the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017.

(3) An individual in a public place (other than that mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (c)) must not —

(a)	sit on a fixed seat that is demarcated as not to be occupied; or
(b)	stand less than one metre away from another individual in a queue in the public place.”.

Amendment of regulation 7A

8. Regulation 7A of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) A solemnizer must postpone proceedings to solemnize a marriage under the Administration of Muslim Law Act or the Women’s Charter if —

(a)

the proceedings are held in any place of residence other than the ordinary place of residence of the bride or groom or any immediate family member of the bride or groom; and

(b)

the proceedings are attended in person by —

(i)

where the proceedings are held —

(A)	in a place of residence — more than 8 individuals, excluding the bride, groom and solemnizer; or
(B)	in any other premises — more than the maximum permissible group size for the premises; or

(ii)

any individual who has not been notified to the solemnizer by or on behalf of the bride or groom not less than one day before the date of the solemnization.

(2) Every bride and groom and occupier of the premises where a marriage is to be solemnized must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the measures mentioned in regulations 10B(1)(b) and (c) and 12 are implemented in relation to individuals entering the premises for the purpose of the solemnization.”.

Deletion of regulation 8

9. Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations is deleted.

Amendment of regulation 9

10. Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2).

Deletion and substitution of regulation 10A

11. Regulation 10A of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Limiting of capacity for retail floor area, etc.

10A.—(1) This regulation applies only to the following permitted premises, which has more than 930 square metres of total floor area attributable to retail shops:

(a)	a retail shopping centre;
(b)	a bulky retail shop or other retail shop that is the sole or predominant occupier of a single building, or of 2 or more buildings that are either adjoining or separated only by common areas or other areas owned by the same owner.

(2) Every relevant occupier of permitted premises mentioned in paragraph (1) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the total number of customers and visitors within the retail common area of the permitted premises does not, at any time, exceed the prescribed threshold for those permitted premises.

(3) The prescribed threshold for any permitted premises mentioned in paragraph (1) is the number (rounded up to the nearest whole number) resulting from dividing by 10, the total floor area of the premises attributable to the retail shops.

(4) The floor area of the permitted premises attributable to the retail shops is —

(a)	the total of all the lettable retail area in the permitted premises, and the floor area of the retail common areas; less
(b)	the floor area of all car parking and roof terraces within the premises.

(5) In this regulation —

“bulky retail shop” means a retail shop handling —

(a)	household appliances and fittings, furniture, homeware, office equipment, outdoor and recreation equipment or party supplies;
(b)	pets and pet supplies, plants, landscaping and gardening supplies and equipment;
(c)	building and construction materials, hardware, wall tiles or floor tiles or similar coverings, motor vehicles, boats, or motor vehicle or boat parts and accessories; or
(d)	other goods that are of a size, weight or quantity which require a large area for handling, display or storage;

“floor area” has the meaning given by rule 2(1) of the Planning (Development Charges) Rules (Cap. 232, R 5);

“lettable retail area”, for any premises mentioned in paragraph (1), means the floor area of all of the following in those premises:

(a)	the area used, or intended for use, by the owners or lessees of retail shops in the permitted premises in relation to the conduct of their retail businesses in their retail shops in those premises, including any area that is part of common property which an owner or lessee of a retail shop has a right to the exclusive use of the area;
(b)	so much of the area of the permitted premises as are designed and available for use in carrying on the business that is, or will be, carried on at a retail shop;

“relevant occupier”, for any permitted premises mentioned in paragraph (1), means any of the following:

(a)

where the permitted premises is a retail shopping centre, each of the following:

(i)	the permitted enterprise that is the person in paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) of the definition of “retail shopping centre” in regulation 2(1), or a management corporation, having the management and control of the common property of those premises;
(ii)	a person managing or controlling, or apparently managing or controlling, the common property of those premises in those premises;
(iii)	an individual who is, or appears to be, the employer or agent of any person in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii) and at work managing and maintaining the common property of those premises;

(b)

in any other case, each of the following:

(i)	the permitted enterprise entitled to occupy those premises;
(ii)	a person managing or controlling, or apparently managing or controlling, a business, an undertaking or work carried on in those premises;
(iii)	a person who is, or appears to be, the employer of any individual at work in the business carried on in those premises;

“retail common areas”, for any permitted premises mentioned in paragraph (1), means such areas in the permitted premises that are used, or intended for use —

(a)	by the public; or
(b)	in common by the owners or lessees of retail shops in the premises in relation to the conduct of their retail businesses in their retail shops in the premises,

but excludes any area designed and available for use, or used or leased, for carrying on the business that is, or will be, carried on at a retail shop that is a unit, or a lot within a strata plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act;

Examples of retail common areas

Stairways, escalators and lifts.

Walkways.

Car parking areas.

Thoroughfares or access ways for the use of service vehicles or the delivery of goods.

Toilets and rest rooms.

Gardens and fountains.

Information or entertainment facilities.

”.

Amendment of regulation 10B

12. Regulation 10B(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “common area” in sub-paragraph (i), the words “, furniture or fittings”;

(b)

by deleting the words “visitors and persons at work” in sub‑paragraph (i) and substituting the words “visitors or persons at work (or any of them in combination)”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “through the permitted premises” in sub-paragraph (i), the words “(commonly called high-touch places and surfaces)”;

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraph (i) of sub-paragraph (i) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(i)

is periodically cleaned and disinfected within each day, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 from the use of the same area by several customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers (or any combination of them) at the same or different times;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the word “washroom,” in the Illustrations of common areas in sub-paragraph (i), the words “fitting room, changing room, cashier or payment counters,”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (i), the following sub-paragraph:

“(ia)

ensure that any device, article or thing within the permitted premises which is shared or may be shared by, or used or may be used by or on, more than one customer, visitor or permitted enterprise worker (or any of them in combination) in those premises during the provision by the permitted enterprise of an authorised service —

(i)

is periodically cleaned and disinfected within each day, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the risk of transmission of COVID‑19 from the sharing or common and continuous touching of the device, article or thing by or on several customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers, as the case may be; and

(ii)

is not easily accessible for sampling or use by more than one customer, visitor or permitted enterprise worker (or any combination of them) at the same time or different times, by applying appropriate procedures and controls that minimise such sharing or use and the physical interaction between these individuals;

Illustrations

Cutlery and menus.

Shopping trolley or cart and shopping baskets.

Interactive devices such as iPads.

Beauty therapy utensils (such as scissors, combs and towels).

”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the words “as far as is reasonably practicable,” in sub-paragraph (j), the word “ensure”;

(h)

by deleting sub-paragraph (k) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(ja)

take reasonably practicable steps (which may include dispersing crowds) to ensure that any gathering of individuals (whether customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers) in its permitted premises does not exceed the maximum permissible group size for that gathering;

(k)

take reasonable steps to ensure that in respect of its permitted premises that is not a public place, there is a distance of —

(i)	at least one metre between every member of any gathering of 5 or fewer individuals in the permitted premises from any other individual who is alone, or any other individual who is a member of another such gathering, in those premises; or
(ii)	at least one metre between any 2 individuals (whether customers, visitors or permitted enterprise workers) in the permitted premises, in all other cases;”; and

(i)

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

“(m)

take steps —

(i)	to regularly assess and identify the risks of transmission of COVID-19 that may arise in relation to all activities engaged in by its customers or visitors and its permitted enterprise workers in providing an authorised service at the permitted premises; and
(ii)	to establish and apply appropriate internal policies, procedures and controls to mitigate that risk from the activities identified as presenting a higher risk of the transmission of COVID-19, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations.”.

Amendment of regulation 12

13. Regulation 12(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(a)

where seating at a table is provided for customers or visitors —

(i)	to ensure that the back of every chair, or the legs of the chair if there is no such back, for each table is at all times at least one metre away from any other chair for another table; or
(ii)	if the table is fixed to the floor of the premises and sub-paragraph (i) cannot be satisfied — to ensure that tables and seats for customers and visitors to the permitted premises are arranged such that each table can accommodate not more than 5 individuals seated at the table or not more than 5 individuals in each group separated by space of at least one metre; and”.

Amendment of regulation 13

14. Regulation 13 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(a);

(b)

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‑paragraphs:

“(c)

that carries on, in the course of business, a retail food and drinks business at its permitted premises which is a retail food and drinks establishment, must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that the measures specified in Part 3 of the First Schedule are complied with, in relation to that business;

(d)

that carries on, in the course of business, a retail business as described in Part 4 of the First Schedule must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that the measures specified in that Part for that type of retail business are complied with, in relation to that business;

(e)

that carries on an education business must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that the measures specified in Part 5 of the First Schedule are complied with, in relation to that business; or

(f)

that provides, in the course of business —

(i)	the organising of events, functions, ceremonies, conferences, exhibitions and the like; or
(ii)	the provision of rooms or space at a function centre or the supply of facilities for the operation or conduct of events, functions, ceremonies, conferences, exhibitions and the like (such as, spectator facilities, competitor facilities and other facilities),

must, whether or not the promoter or a participant at any of the events, functions, ceremonies, conferences, exhibitions and the like or the owner of a function centre, take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that the measures specified in Part 6 of the First Schedule are complied with, in relation to its business.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “10 individuals” in paragraph (2)(a) and substituting the words “20 individuals”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “building” in paragraph (3), the following definition:

“ “beauty therapy” means a procedure, other than hairdressing, intended to maintain, alter or enhance a person’s appearance, including any of the following:

(a)	facial or body treatments;
(b)	application of cosmetics;
(c)	manicure or pedicure;
(d)	application of, or mending, artificial nails;
(e)	epilation including by electrolysis or hot or cold wax;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “construction worker” in paragraph (3), the following definition:

“ “function centre” means a premises or place used for the operation or conduct of events, functions, ceremonies, conferences, exhibitions and the like, and includes a function room, convention centre, exhibition centre and reception centre, but does not include an entertainment facility;”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “insignificant building works” in paragraph (3), the following definition:

“ “liquor” has the meaning given by the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 (Act 5 of 2015);”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “operator” in paragraph (3), the following definition:

“ “personal appearance service” means —

(a)	a beauty therapy;
(b)	hairdressing; which is a procedure intended to maintain, alter or enhance an individual’s appearance involving facial or scalp hair, and includes cutting, trimming, styling, colouring, treating or shaving the hair;
(c)	body piercing, which is the process of penetrating an individual’s skin or mucous membrane with a sharp instrument for the purpose of implanting jewellery or other foreign material through or into the skin or mucous membrane;
(d)	tattooing, which is the process of penetrating an individual’s skin and inserting into it colour pigments to make a permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin, or a semi‑permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin such as cosmetic tattooing or applying semi‑permanent make‑up; or
(e)	skin penetration that is provided as part of a business transaction intended to alter or enhance an individual’s appearance, that involves the piercing, cutting, scarring, scraping, puncturing, or tearing of an individual’s skin or mucous membrane with an instrument;”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “responsible person” in paragraph (3), the following definitions:

“ “retail food and drinks business” means a business or an undertaking or activity at a retail food and drinks establishment that involves, in whole or part, the preparation of food or drinks (or both) intended for sale —

(a)	for immediate consumption on the premises, whether or not takeaway meals or drinks are also provided; or
(b)	predominantly for immediate consumption away from the retail food and drinks establishment;

“retail food and drinks establishment” means premises or a place at which a retail food and drinks business is carried out, whether or not the premises are part of a hotel, club, retail shopping centre, food court or market;

Examples of food and drinks establishment

Restaurant, café or cut fruit shop.

Food court or food stall in a market.

”.

Amendment of regulation 13E

15. Regulation 13E(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “procuring or” in sub-paragraph (a)(i).

Amendment of regulation 13F

16. Regulation 13F of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)

for any purpose critical to the permitted enterprise’s business or operations and only if both the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)	there are no practicable alternative arrangements for the holding or conduct of the event in lieu of personal attendance of individuals at the event;
(ii)	there are not more than 50 individuals meeting in person at or in relation to that event, whether as participants, conveners, performers or otherwise; or”.

Amendment of First Schedule

17. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting “8%” in paragraph 6(a)(i) of Part 1 and substituting “8.5%”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph 1 of Part 2 and substituting the following paragraphs:

“1. Access by guests to shared facilities in the specified accommodation or specified hostel must be controlled to minimise physical interaction between guests staying in different rooms in the specified accommodation or specified hostel.

1A. Except where the Enterprise Minister’s prior written permission is obtained, an individual who declares that his or her purpose for staying at the specified accommodation or specified hostel is leisure must not be allocated accommodation.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “or leaving” in paragraph 2 of Part 2;

(d)

by deleting the words “or leaves” in paragraph 2 of Part 2;

(e)

by deleting paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 2;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the words “medical treatment” in paragraph 6(c) of Part 2, the words “as soon as is reasonably practicable”;

(g)

by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 7 of Part 2;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 9 of Part 2, the following paragraph:

“9A. 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.”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after the words “maintains the specified accommodation or specified hostel” in paragraph 12 of Part 2, the words “or any other permitted enterprise with permitted premises in the specified accommodation or specified hostel”;

(j)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 14 of Part 2, the following paragraph:

“14A. Unless otherwise permitted under these Regulations, all events in any specified accommodation must be disallowed, or stopped immediately if these happen.”;

(k)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph 15(a)(ii) of Part 2;

(l)

by deleting the comma at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph 15(a) of Part 2 and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(iv)

the body temperatures taken under paragraph 2(a),”;

(m)

by deleting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 15 of Part 2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“(d)	all events in a specified hostel involving its guests or its guests and visitors must be disallowed, or stopped immediately if these happen;”; and

(n)

by inserting, immediately after Part 2, the following Parts:

“Part 3

RETAIL FOOD AND DRINKs ESTABLISHMENTS

1.—(1) The permitted enterprise must, in respect of its permitted premises that is a 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.

2. Immediately after 10.30 p.m. every day a retail food and drinks establishment is open for business, the permitted enterprise of that 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.

3. The permitted enterprise must not provide, or allow to be provided, any of the following in its permitted premises that is a retail food and drinks establishment when it is open for business:

(a)

any variety act, performance of music, singing, dancing or acrobatics, play, comedy, speech or recital, 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 entertainment in sub-paragraph (a) using real‑time transmission of the entertainment happening elsewhere (whether in or outside Singapore and whether in a public or private place);

(c)

making audible for customers in or around the retail food and drinks establishment, any performance of music, singing, speech or any other content that is any part of a radio programme received from a free-to-air broadcasting service or a subscription nationwide radio service or using real time transmission;

(d)

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)

conducting of any organised competition of games of skill or chance.

4. The permitted enterprise must not provide a self-service buffet of any food or drinks (or both) for consumption on its permitted premises that is a retail food and drinks establishment.

Part 4

SPORTS and RECREATION BUSINESS

1. A permitted enterprise that, in the course of business, provides any authorised service as follows must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that every customer or visitor within its permitted premises maintains an appropriate longer distance from another customer or visitor when engaging in any activity connected with that authorised service:

(a)

providing lessons or coaching in, or for participation in, a sporting activity or a cultural activity where no mask may be practicably worn when undertaking that activity;

(b)

operating —

(i)	an indoor recreation facility used predominantly as a gymnasium, health studio, climbing wall, indoor hall, indoor swimming pool, indoor rifle range, indoor court or bowling alley; or
(ii)	an outdoor recreation facility used predominantly as a golf course, golf driving range, tennis court, climbing wall, hardcourt, playfield and waterbody, lawn bowling green, outdoor swimming pool, equestrian centre, skate board ramp, go-kart track, rifle range, water-ski centre and the like.

Part 5

EDUCATION 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 50 individuals, counting the instructor, teacher or supervisor (and assistants, if any) of that class.

Part 6

EVENT ORGANISING AND FUNCTION CENTRES

1. A permitted enterprise carrying on, in the course of business, an activity mentioned in regulation 13(1)(f) must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure every gathering of individuals at any event, function, ceremony, conference, exhibition and the like that —

(a)	is organised by the permitted enterprise; or
(b)	is held in a room in any part of a function centre hired from the permitted enterprise,

does not exceed the maximum permissible group size for that gathering.”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

18. Paragraph 13 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “regulation 13E(1)(j)” and substituting the words “regulation 13E(1)(k)”; and
(b)	by inserting, immediately after the words “permitted enterprise workers” in sub-paragraph (a), the words “who are either construction workers or building elements supply workers”.

[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]

Made on 18 June 2020.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/2 Vol. 1]

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

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