No. S 527
Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) Act
(CHAPTER 305C)
Singapore Tourism
(Cess Collection) (2011 FORMULA 1™
SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) Order 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry, after consulting with the Singapore Tourism Board, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order may be cited as the Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) (2011 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) Order 2011 and shall come into operation on 22nd September 2011.
Declaration of tourism event
2.—(1)  The activity entitled “2011 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix” is declared a tourist event to which section 5 of the Act applies.
(2)  The period of the tourist event is between 22nd September 2011 and 25th September 2011 (both dates inclusive).
Imposition of cess
3.—(1)  There shall be levied, in respect of the gross receipts of any tourist hotel from every hotel room occupied at any time during the period referred to in paragraph 2(2), cess at the following rate:
(a)30% of such gross receipts in the case of a tourist hotel specified in the Schedule;
(b)20% of such gross receipts in the case of any other tourist hotel.
(2)  In this paragraph —
“gross receipts”, in relation to a hotel room, includes receipts from rental of any bed in the room;
“hotel room”, in relation to a tourist hotel, means any guest room suite or dormitory space in the tourist hotel.
Made this 16th day of September 2011.
OW FOONG PHENG
Second Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.
[MTI 119/1-1-12; AG/LLRD/SL/305C/2010/2 Vol. 1]
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