Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022

No. S 69

Infectious Diseases Act 1976

Infectious Diseases
(COVID-19 Access Restrictions and Clearance)
(Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 1 February 2022.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 273/2021) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

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

“ “funerary memorial event” means a ritual, observance or ceremony —

(a)	the sole purpose of which is to commemorate or honour any deceased according to any religious practice or the tenets of any religion or religious denomination or belief; and
(b)	which is held not within a place of residence and is held after the funeral event for the deceased,

but does not include such a ritual, observance or ceremony for a public holiday;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “medical treatment”, the following definition:

“ “movement control measure”, in relation to an individual, means a requirement for the individual not to leave a place of accommodation because of —

(a)	an order made under regulation 3(1) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID‑19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 182/2020); or
(b)	an order under section 15 or 17 of the Act relating to COVID‑19;”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (b) of the definition of “nationwide approved vaccine” and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)	Spikevax (Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine);”; and

(d)

by deleting the definition of “suspended status interval”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3. Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “and (3A)” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “, (3A) and (3B)”; and

(b)

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

“(3B) If a restricted place or a part of a restricted place is used for a funerary memorial event, then for the purposes of these Regulations, a person is an occupier of the restricted place or part of the restricted place when so used if the person is any person (whether or not for reward and whether jointly or otherwise) who is an organiser of the funerary memorial event.”.

Amendment of regulation 6

4. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (C) of paragraph (2)(a)(i), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(D)	a serology test in Singapore (whether before, on or after 1 February 2022) that is not attributable to the administration of any vaccine against a COVID‑19 infection and without having tested positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 on any other earlier occasion; and”;

(b)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (iii) of paragraph (5)(c), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(iv)

a serology test in Singapore (whether before, on or after 1 February 2022) that is not attributable to the administration of any vaccine against a COVID‑19 infection and without having tested positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 on any other occasion, but only if such individual was granted a certificate under paragraph (4); and”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “polymerase chain reaction test” in paragraph (5A)(f), the words “or an antigen rapid test”.

Amendment of regulation 8A

5. Regulation 8A of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(a);
(b)	by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (1);
(c)	by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (2)(a);
(d)	by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (2);
(e)	by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (3A)(a);
(f)	by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (3A);
(g)	by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (3B)(a);
(h)	by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (3B); and
(i)	by deleting paragraphs (4) and (5).

Amendment of regulation 9

6. Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraph:

“(5) However, a reasonable excuse for contravening this regulation does not include being ordinarily resident in a place of residence in which a room or place is a restricted place used for a solemnization of a marriage.”.

Amendment of regulation 11

7. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) The signage requirement in relation to a restricted place that is a room or place within a place of residence used for a solemnization of a marriage means a requirement to give notice (orally, in writing or by electronic message) at least one hour before the start of the solemnization of the marriage, to every individual who is invited as a guest to the solemnization of the marriage or who is otherwise foreseeably likely to be present in the place of residence during the restricted period of the restricted place, that —

(a)	the room or place will be a restricted place and the restricted period of the restricted place;
(b)	entry and remaining within the room or place during the restricted period is allowed only to individuals with a cleared status or to uncleared juniors from the same household; and
(c)	entering or remaining within the room or place during the restricted period when without a cleared status is an offence if the individual is not a child who is below 13 years of age.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “a restricted place” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “any other restricted place”.

Amendment of regulation 13

8. Regulation 13(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	an entrant to a restricted place that is boarding premises if the boarding premises comprise the entrant’s ordinary place of residence in Singapore.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

9. Item 2 of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine” in the first column and substituting the words “Spikevax (Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine)”.

Amendment of Part 1 of Second Schedule

10. Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting item 2 in the first column and substituting the following item:

“2.	A live performance venue at which a live performance is or is to be staged.”;

(b)

by deleting item 3 and substituting the following item:

“

3.	Any indoor seated area where a media conference takes place or is to take place.

The time the media conference is stated will begin in any invitation to reporters relating to the media conference and ending at the time stated in any such invitation relating to the media conference.

”;

(c)

by deleting item 4 in the first column and substituting the following item:

“4.	A sports venue at which a spectator sporting event takes place or is to take place or a participation sporting event takes place or is to take place.”;

(d)

by deleting items 5 and 6;

(e)

by deleting item 7 in the first column and substituting the following item:

“7.	A venue at which a major business event takes place or is to take place.”;

(f)

by deleting item 8 and substituting the following item:

“

8.	Any place or premises where an ordinary business event takes place or is to take place.

The time —

(a)	starting 60 minutes before the time the ordinary business event is stated will begin in any marketing material relating to the ordinary business event; and

(b)	ending 60 minutes after the time that the ordinary business event is stated will end on any marketing material relating to the ordinary business event.

”;

(g)

by deleting item 9 in the first column and substituting the following item:

“9.	A place, building or other premises (even if on board a vessel) at which a solemnization of a marriage takes place or is to take place but not a room or place within a place of residence.”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after item 9, the following items:

“

10.	A room or place in which a solemnization of a marriage takes place or is to take place where the room or place is within a place of residence.

The period starting at that time the solemnization of the marriage is stated will begin in any invitation relating to the solemnization and ending at the time the solemnization of the marriage is stated will end in any invitation relating to the solemnization.

10A.	Any place or premises where a funerary memorial event takes place or is to take place.

The time the funerary memorial event begins and ends.

”;

(i)

by deleting item 11 in the first column and substituting the following item:

“11.	A venue at which a religious gathering takes place or is to take place.”;

(j)

by deleting the words “any high-intensity physical exercise or any other sporting activity or physical recreational activity without wearing a mask” in item 18 in the second column and substituting the words “any physical exercise, sporting activity or physical recreational activity (even if wearing a mask) other than in the course of undergoing physical therapy or rehabilitation”; and

(k)

by inserting, immediately after item 19, the following item:

“

20.	Any boarding premises.

The time the premises are open to provide in the course of business sleeping facilities or residential accommodation.

”.

Amendment of Part 2 of Second Schedule

11. Paragraph 1 of Part 2 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “audience member” and substituting the following definition:

“ “boarding premises” means —

(a)

any part of a hotel or guesthouse or an inn used to provide sleeping facilities or bed‑and‑breakfast accommodation;

(b)

premises or any part of any premises used to provide self‑contained tourist or visitor accommodation that is regularly cleaned by or on behalf of the proprietor or manager, commonly called a serviced apartment; or

(c)

premises or any part of any premises that —

(i)	are used to provide boarders or lodgers with any sleeping facilities in the course of any business;
(ii)	may have shared facilities (such as a communal living room, bathroom, laundry or kitchen) or services that are provided to boarders or lodgers, or both; and
(iii)	have rooms (some or all of which may have private kitchen or bathroom facilities) that accommodate one or more boarders or lodgers,

but excludes any of the following:

(d)	premises for the reception, lodging and care of aged or disabled persons, or persons suffering or convalescing from any sickness, injury or infirmity, including but not limited to a convalescent home or nursing home;
(e)	premises used for or containing a place of accommodation that any isolation subject is ordered to go to and not leave under the terms of the isolation subject’s movement control measure;
(f)	any prison where an individual is incarcerated to serve a sentence of imprisonment, or any other premises where a prisoner may serve his or her sentence of imprisonment outside of a prison;
(g)	any premises for the detention of individuals serving orders of detention under any written law, whether or not for their rehabilitation or safety;
(h)	any premises for the shelter of individuals escaping harm or the risk of harm, including family violence or violence of another individual living in or at the individual’s ordinary place of residence;
(i)	any part of a student hostel or hall of residence used to provide residential accommodation for students;
(j)	a foreign employee dormitory licensed under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015, or any other premises used or converted (temporarily or otherwise) for use as accommodation for 7 or more foreigners (other than a self‑employed foreigner) who seek or are offered employment in Singapore;”;

(b)

by deleting the definitions of “guest”, “high‑intensity physical exercise” and “indoor physical recreational facility” and substituting the following definition:

“ “indoor physical recreational facility” has the meaning given by regulation 13(3) of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “marketing material”, the following definition:

“ “media conference” means a meeting or gathering in person that —

(a)	is attended mainly by recognised reporters, or intended mainly for recognised reporters to attend; and
(b)	is organised for the primary purpose of distributing information to, and answering questions from, 2 or more providers of radio, television, newspaper and other mass media services so as to obtain publicity for a particular matter;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “non‑worshipper”, the following definition:

“ “ordinary business event” means a business event —

(a)	to which Division 1 of Part 3 of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Business Events — Control Order) Regulations 2021 applies; or
(b)	to which Division 2 of Part 3 of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Business Events — Control Order) Regulations 2021 applies and that is organised by or on behalf of a permitted enterprise other than at any premises or a vessel where the permitted enterprise ordinarily carries out its business, undertaking or work;”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “of allowing worshippers” in the definition of “religious gathering”, the words “in general”.

[G.N. Nos. S 310/2021; S 324/2021; S 367/2021; S 396/2021; S 513/2021; S 542/2021; S 590/2021; S 620/2021; S 682/2021; S 768/2021; S 774/2021; S 863/2021; S 908/2021; S 991/2021; S 9/2022; S 49/2022]

Made on 30 January 2022.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/137/2020/13 Vol. 1]

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