COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022

No. S 64

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations 2022

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. 2) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 1 February 2022.

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 paragraph (a) of the definition of “enhanced entry control” and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)

for any restricted place that is a room or place where a nuptial event takes place or is to take place — a requirement to establish and maintain, during the restricted period of the nuptial event, all reasonably practicable procedures and protocols that ensure that only the following enter or remain within the room or place during that restricted period:

(i)	a guest with a cleared status;
(ii)	a guest who is an uncleared junior;
(iii)	an individual who is ordinarily resident in that place of residence and within the maximum permissible group size for the nuptial event, but only where the restricted place is within a place of residence;
(iv)	an individual who is expressly allowed under regulation 13 of the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) Regulations 2021 to enter and remain in such a restricted place;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “religious gathering”, the following definition:

“ “restricted period”, for a nuptial event, means the time prescribed in item 1, 9 or 10 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) Regulations 2021 for that kind of nuptial event;”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “, if there are more than 48 guests to the solemnization of the marriage” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “solemnization special cohort”.

Amendment of regulation 7A

3. Regulation 7A of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (a) of paragraph (2), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(aa)

to comply with the enhanced entry controls;”;

(b)

by deleting the words “where more than 48 guests are invited to attend the solemnization of the marriage” in paragraph (2A)(ab); and

(c)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (2A)(b) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ii)

a cohort of 5 guests as if each were a dining-in activity cohort for a retail food and drinks establishment;”.

Amendment of regulation 10AA

4. Regulation 10AA(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (a), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(b)	to comply with the enhanced entry controls;”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

5. Item 1 of the Third Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (a) in the second column and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)	the total of 998 guests, the parties to the marriage each with a cleared status, and any celebrant by whom the marriage is or is to be solemnized;”.

[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; S 364/2021; S 371/2021; S 379/2021; S 508/2021; S 524/2021; S 536/2021; S 584/2021; S 621/2021; S 680/2021; S 715/2021; S 773/2021; S 858/2021; S 889/2021; S 982/2021; S 50/2022]

Made on 30 January 2022.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/2 Vol. 9]

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

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