COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Sporting Events and Activities — Control Order) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations 2021

No. S 587

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Sporting Events and Activities —
Control Order) (Amendment No. 8)
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) (Sporting Events and Activities — Control Order) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 10 August 2021.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. Regulation 3(1) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Sporting Events and Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 277/2021) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “gathering of 2” in sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the words “cohort of 5”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “another gathering” in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) and substituting the words “another cohort”.

Amendment of regulation 5

3. Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting “100” in paragraphs (2)(a) and (3) and substituting in each case “500”; and
(b)	by deleting “2” in paragraph (4)(b)(i) and (ii) and substituting in each case “5” .

Amendment of regulation 7

4. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “whom the occupier of the sports venue knows or has reason to believe” in paragraph (1)(b);

(b)

by inserting, immediately before the word “is” in paragraph (1)(b)(i) and (ii), the words “whom the occupier of the sports venue knows or has reason to believe”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(2) The enhanced entry controls with respect to a sports venue where a sporting event takes place, or is to take place, means a requirement to establish and maintain, during the crowd management period of the sporting event, all reasonably practicable procedures and protocols that ensure that only the following enter or remain within the sports venue during that crowd management period:

(a)	a spectator or countable person with a cleared status;
(b)	a spectator or countable person who is an uncleared junior, unless there are also present, in the sports venue during that crowd management period, other spectators and countable persons who are uncleared juniors and are not below the maximum permissible number of uncleared juniors for the sports venue during that crowd management period.

(2A) The maximum permissible number of uncleared juniors for a sports venue during the crowd management period of the sporting event taking place in that sports venue is —

(a)	for a spectator sporting event — 20% of the total number of spectators present or who may be present within the sports venue during that crowd management period, rounded down to the nearest whole number; or
(b)	for a participation sporting event — 20% of the total number of countable persons present or who may be present within the sports venue during that crowd management period, rounded down to the nearest whole number.”.

Amendment of regulation 14

5. Regulation 14(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of sub‑paragraph (f) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(i)

is seated alone, or in a cohort that consists of —

(A)	5 or fewer individuals each with a cleared status;
(B)	5 or fewer uncleared juniors all from the same household; or
(C)	5 or fewer individuals in total, consisting of one or more uncleared juniors (all from the same household) and other individuals with a cleared status;”.

Amendment of regulation 19

6. Regulation 19(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “or (4)”, the words “, or for any requirement in regulation 7(2)(b) so far as it relates to a participation sporting event”.

[G.N. Nos. S 307/2021; S 326/2021; S 369/2021; S 377/2021; S 511/2021; S 527/2021; S 539/2021]

Made on 9 August 2021.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/23 Vol. 2]

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

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