COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) (Amendment No. 16) Regulations 2020

No. S 868

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

(ACT 14 OF 2020)

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 16)
Regulations 2020

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. 16) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 3 October 2020.

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 the words “48 guests” in paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” and substituting the words “98 guests”;

(b)

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

“ “segregation zone” means an area within the place or room where a solemnization or wedding is held —

(a)

the purpose of which is to restrict or deny the opportunity for guests attending the solemnization or wedding and allocated to the segregation zone to associate or interact with guests allocated to any other segregation zone established for the purposes of the same solemnization or wedding; and

(b)

the perimeter of which comprises, or is demarcated in a substantially unbroken manner by, any or a combination of the following:

(i)	any wall or other non-porous partition or screen that is 1.8 metres or taller measured from the floor of the place or room;
(ii)	any stanchion with barrier rope or tape, screen or other similar physical barrier, that is at least 3 metres away from the perimeter of another segregation zone;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “at which a” in the definition of “solemnization of a marriage”, the word “single”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “celebration of a marriage” in the definition of “wedding” and substituting the words “celebration of a single marriage”.

Amendment of regulation 7A

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

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1);

(b)

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

“(aa)	not to permit a guest to enter and remain in the room or place if the guest has not been notified to the solemnizer under paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
(ab)	where there are more than 48 guests attending the solemnization of the marriage, to establish one or more segregation zones in the room or place, with each zone providing for not more than 50 individuals (if they are guests or parties to the marriage) to be seated within the segregation zone;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the word “into” in paragraph (2A)(b), the words “the respective segregation zones (where applicable) and then into”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (2A), the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(ba)

to ensure that any guest of the solemnization of the marriage (even if a member of the solemnization special cohort) who is allocated a seat within a segregation zone (where applicable) does not, during the solemnization, enter another segregation zone at that same solemnization;

(bb)

to establish and apply procedures or controls so as —

(i)	to ensure that a guest allocated a seat in a segregation zone does not physically interact with another guest allocated a seat in another segregation zone when the guests enter or leave each guest’s allocated segregation zone; and
(ii)	to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 between guests in different segregation zones;”; and

(e)

by deleting the definition of “immediate family member” in paragraph (3).

Amendment of regulation 8

4. Regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (b), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ba)

where there are more than 48 guests attending the wedding —

(i)	to establish one or more segregation zones in the room or place, with each zone providing for not more than 50 individuals (if they are guests or parties to the marriage) to be seated within the segregation zone; or
(ii)	to establish an attendance time for each guest of the wedding (excluding a member of the wedding special cohort) to attend in person at the wedding, with each attendance time providing for not more than 50 individuals (if they are guests or parties to the marriage) to attend the wedding during that time;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “into” in sub‑paragraph (c), the words “the respective segregation zones or attendance times (where applicable) and then into”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (c), the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(ca)

to ensure that —

(i)	any guest of the wedding (even if a member of the wedding special cohort) who is allocated a seat in a segregation zone (where applicable) does not, during the wedding, enter another segregation zone at that same wedding; and
(ii)	any guest of the wedding who is allocated to attend the wedding during an attendance time does not attend the wedding at a different time (whether earlier or later) except to comply with a procedure or control for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (cb)(iii);

(cb)

to establish and apply procedures or controls so as —

(i)	to ensure that a guest allocated a seat in a segregation zone does not physically interact with another guest allocated a seat in another segregation zone when the guests enter or leave each guest’s allocated segregation zone;
(ii)	to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 between guests in different segregation zones;
(iii)	to prevent any guest of the wedding who is allocated to attend the wedding during an attendance time from entering the room or place where the wedding is held unless 30 minutes or more have lapsed after all guests allocated to the earlier attendance time have left the room or place; and
(iv)	to cause or enable any area, furniture, fittings, device, article or thing within the room or place that is used by guests allocated to different attendance times, or is used by guests to move through the room or place, to be cleaned and disinfected before the start of each attendance time, so as to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 from the use of the same area, furniture, fittings, device, article or thing by guests attending the wedding at different attendance times;”.

Amendment of regulation 8A

5. Regulation 8A of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraphs:

“(3) An individual who —

(a)	is a guest at a solemnization of a marriage or a wedding; and
(b)	has been allocated a seat in a segregation zone under regulation 7A(2A)(b) or 8(1)(c),

must not enter any other segregation zone at the same solemnization or wedding.

(4) An individual who —

(a)	is a guest at a wedding; and
(b)	has been allocated an attendance time for the wedding established under regulation 8(1)(ba)(ii),

must not enter the room or place where the wedding is held at any other time except to comply with a procedure or control for the purposes of regulation 8(1)(cb)(iii).”.

[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]

Made on 2 October 2020.

NG HOW YUE

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/65C/2020/2 Vol. 1]

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

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