Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) (2014 FORMULA 1™ Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) Order 2014

No. S 546

Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) Act

(CHAPTER 305C)

Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection)
(2014 FORMULA 1™ Singapore Airlines
Singapore Grand Prix) Order 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Singapore Tourism (Cess Collection) Act, Mr S Iswaran, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, charged with the responsibility for the portfolio of the Minister for Trade and Industry relating to tourism, 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) (2014 FORMULA 1™ Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) Order 2014 and shall come into operation on 22 August 2014.

Declaration of tourist event

2.—(1) The activity entitled “2014 FORMULA 1™ Singapore Airlines 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 18 September 2014 and 21 September 2014 (both dates inclusive).

Imposition of cess

3.—(1) There shall be levied, in respect of the gross receipts of a tourist hotel from every hotel room in the tourist hotel 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 on 14 August 2014.

NG HOW YUE

Second Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI/119/02-007PT04K; AG/LLRD/SL/305C/2010/1 Vol. 2]

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