No. S 900
COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020
(ACT 14 OF 2020)
COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures)
(Control Order) (Amendment No. 17)
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. 17) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 22 October 2020.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 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 word “or” at the end of paragraph (e) of the definition of “education business” in paragraph (1);
(b)by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (f) of the definition of “education business” in paragraph (1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(g)services and facilities for the organising and conduct of —
(i)examinations or assessments for professional or vocational training, testing, certification or accreditation; or
(ii)tests, examinations or other methods of assessing the level of proficiency, aptitude, skill, knowledge or understanding of an individual in any subject matter;
Illustration
     Includes appointing of examiners, obtaining question papers and keeping them in safe custody, ensuring the identity of candidates undertaking the test, examination or assessment, timely supply of question or test papers to those candidates, proper invigilation, safe custody of answer papers, tabulation of marks obtained by those candidates from the test, examination or assessment, and publishing the results.
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(c)by inserting, immediately after the words “is a class” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” in paragraph (1), the words “of students or a slate of candidates undertaking an examination”;
(d)by deleting the words “, (3) or (4)” in paragraph (e) of the definition of “maximum permissible group size” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “or (3)”;
(e)by inserting, immediately after the words “a single marriage is solemnized according to proceedings prescribed by written law” in the definition of “solemnization of a marriage” in paragraph (1), the words “and without virtual participation”; and
(f)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (5), the following paragraph:
(6)  In these Regulations, a solemnization with virtual participation is a solemnization that involves any individual performing any act, or witnessing or attesting the doing of anything, for the purpose of any of the following provisions through the use of a live video or live television link approved under section 2(1)(a) or 3(1)(a) of the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures for Solemnization and Registration of Marriages) Act 2020 (Act 23 of 2020), in lieu of being present or appearing in person:
(a)section 22(2), 28(2)(b) or 29(1) or (3)(b) of the Women’s Charter;
(b)section 95(2)(b), 102(1)(a) or 103(1), (3) or (5) of the Administration of Muslim Law Act.”.
Amendment of regulation 13E
3.  Regulation 13E(2) of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “not being a permitted enterprise worker”, the words “or customer”;
(b)by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub‑paragraph (a)(i); and
(c)by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (ii) of sub‑paragraph (a), the following sub‑paragraphs:
(iii)seeking a contract of employment or contract for service with the permitted enterprise; or
(iv)attending a gathering that is not disallowed under regulation 13F;”.
Amendment of regulation 13F
4.  Regulation 13F of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “, (3) and (4)” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “and (3)”;
(b)by deleting the words “, exclusively or substantially” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words “or exclusively”;
(c)by deleting the words “a requirement under an Act” in paragraph (2)(a)(iii) and substituting the words “a requirement under or statutory duty appearing in an Act (including any alternative arrangements for meetings provided under section 27 of the Act)”;
(d)by deleting sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (2)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
(iv)for promoting or facilitating employment by or contracts for service with the permitted enterprise;”;
(e)by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
(b)that takes place in any room or place on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise or elsewhere, which is not a specified dormitory;”;
(f)by deleting the words “as participants, conveners, performers or otherwise” in paragraph (2)(d)(i) and substituting the words “, not counting individuals who are present as relevant service staff for the event if the event is not taking place on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise”;
(g)by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (2)(e)(i);
(h)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (2)(e) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(iii)any pre-recorded music, speech or sound provided or played at the event is at a noise level that does not exceed 60 decibels when measured over every period of 5 minutes in any part of the room or place where food or drinks or both are served or consumed.”;
(i)by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
(b)that takes place in any room or place on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise or elsewhere, which is not a specified dormitory;”;
(j)by deleting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
(d)that has in the room or place not more than the maximum number of individuals as follows:
(i)where the room or place is on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise — the maximum number of individuals which the room or place may accommodate if regulations 10A, 10B(1)(k), 12 and 13E(1)(d) and the First Schedule (where applicable) are complied with;
(ii)where the room or place is not on any permitted premises occupied by the permitted enterprise, such as a function centre hired from another permitted enterprise — 50 individuals meeting in person at any time in relation to that event, not counting individuals who are present as relevant service staff for the event; and”;
(k)by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (3)(e)(i);
(l)by inserting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (3)(e), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(iii)any pre-recorded music, speech or sound provided or played at the event is at a noise level that does not exceed 60 decibels when measured over every period of 5 minutes in any part of the room or place where food or drinks or both are served or consumed.”;
(m)by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraph:
(4)  For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), an individual is a relevant service staff for an event caused by a permitted enterprise to take place in any room or place not on the permitted premises of the permitted enterprise (such as a function centre hired from another permitted enterprise) if the individual is as follows:
(a)a permitted enterprise worker of another permitted enterprise providing any of the following in connection with the conduct of the event:
(i)the room or place, tentage, furniture, furnishings, lighting, sound or other equipment for hire;
(ii)food or drinks or both, eating or drinking utensils or food or drink appliances;
(iii)any flowers, decorations or other paraphernalia for hire;
(b)at work at the event as such a permitted enterprise worker.”; and
(n)by deleting the words “, (3) and (4)” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “and (3)”.
Amendment of First Schedule
5.  The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after paragraph 2 of Part 5, the following paragraph:
3.  A permitted enterprise carrying on an education business must, when providing in the course of that business services and facilities for the organising and conduct of —
(a)examinations or assessments for professional or vocational training, testing, certification or accreditation; or
(b)tests, examinations or other methods of assessing the level of proficiency, aptitude, skill, knowledge or understanding of an individual in any subject matter,
take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that every group of its customers undertaking as candidates any of those tests, examinations or other assessments in a room or place in its permitted premises or elsewhere does not, at any time, exceed 50 individuals, counting the invigilators and assistants (if any) appointed for the conduct of that test, examination or other assessment.”;
(b)by deleting the word “where” in paragraph 1 of Part 6 and substituting the word “and”; and
(c)by deleting the words “, (3) or (4)” in paragraph 2 of Part 6 and substituting the words “or (3)”.
[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]
Made on 21 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).