PART 3
SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
Division 1 — Application
What measures apply to: authorised services and events
11.  This Part applies to and in relation to the following:
(a)every authorised service that is provided or is to be provided by a permitted enterprise in or using any place;
(b)every Part 3 private social event that —
(i)is conducted in or using any place; and
(ii)is not conducted in the course of a special authorised service provided or to be provided by a permitted enterprise;
(c)every media conference that is not conducted in the course of an authorised service provided or to be provided by a permitted enterprise.
12.  [Deleted by S 795/2022 wef 10/10/2022]
Who must apply measures: meanings of “occupier” and “organiser”
13.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (2) and (2A), a person is, for the purposes of these Regulations, an occupier of any place during any material period if the person has —
(a)the charge, management or control of the place, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person, during that period; or
(b)the use temporarily or otherwise of the place during that period,
but nothing in this paragraph deems an individual an occupier of any place by reason only of being a lodger of the place or part thereof.
Illustrations
A hirer of a function room in a hotel which is the subject of a hiring arrangement with the hotel proprietor is an occupier of the function room.
A lessee of a rented office is an occupier of the office.
A charterer of a pleasure craft is the occupier of the pleasure craft.
The owner of an owner‑occupied apartment is an occupier of that apartment.
The management corporation is the occupier of the common property in a strata development for which the management corporation is constituted.
A driver of a lorry is an occupier of the lorry when he or she is driving the lorry or is in charge of it when parked.
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(2)  If different parts of a place are occupied by different persons, then for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations, a person is an occupier of a part of the place during a material period if the person has —
(a)the charge, management or control of that part of the place, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person, during that period; or
(b)the use temporarily or otherwise of that part of the place, during that period.
(2A)  Where a place —
(a)is reserved or dedicated to the use of the general public as a thoroughfare or an open space, a nature reserve, beach, public park or wildlife sanctuary, or otherwise for the purposes of public recreation; and
(b)is one to which the general public has access as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission, whether or not on payment of a fee,
a person is not to be treated as an occupier of the place merely because the person owns the place or has the charge, management or control of the place because of a public Act.
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(3)  An organiser of an event that is the subject of a special authorised service means the permitted enterprise providing that special authorised service.
(4)  Without limiting paragraph (3), “organiser” includes —
(a)for a nuptial event — any person (whether or not for reward and whether jointly or otherwise) who procures for, or supplies to, any party to the marriage, the place and any goods and services for the arrangements in connection with the holding of the nuptial event;
(b)for a funeral event — any individual who has charge over the conduct of any ritual, observance, rite, worship or ceremony at the event, and any person (whether or not for reward and whether jointly or otherwise) who procures or supplies —
(i)the place where the funeral event is held; and
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(ii)any religious furnishings, religious items or goods, and other services or arrangements (whether or not religious in character), required for the conduct of any ritual, observance, rite, worship or ceremony in connection with the holding of the funeral event;
Illustrations
(a)  A function room in a condominium is hired by the groom for the purpose of a wedding reception. He engages a wedding planner to organise the wedding reception and plan the reception programme. With the authorisation of the groom, the wedding planner collects the keys to the function room and liaises with the managing agent of the condominium to ensure the function room is cleaned and provisioned with the necessary utilities and furniture to hold the reception, and coordinates with the caterer, florists and photographers to secure their entry into the condominium and the timely set up and arrival of the food, furniture and decorations for the reception. The wedding planner is an organiser of the wedding for the purposes of this definition.
(b)  A hotel proprietor provides the ballroom, food and decorations for the solemnisation of a marriage followed immediately by a wedding reception to be held on the hotel grounds. The hotel proprietor, and the bride and groom who contracted with the hotel for their solemnisation and reception, are each an organiser of the wedding for the purposes of this definition.
(c)  [Deleted by S 225/2022 wef 29/03/2022]
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(c)for a media conference — a promoter of the media conference;
(d)for a live performance — a person who makes the arrangements necessary for the performance (including elements of the performance not consisting of sounds) to take place or otherwise stages the live performance;
(e)for a business event — a person who is responsible (whether fully or substantially) for —
(i)the organisation and holding of the business event; and
(ii)the receipt of revenue from the business event, if any,
but does not include a person by reason only of being a party to a sponsorship‑like arrangement connected with the business event; or
(f)for a sporting event — a person who is a sporting event organiser of the sporting event.
Division 2 — Baseline safe management measures
Duties of occupier
14.—(1)  This regulation applies to the following:
(a)any occupier of any place where the provision of an authorised service mentioned in regulation 11(a), or a Part 3 private social event or a defined event, is conducted;
(b)any relevant occupier of a relevant retail mall.
(2)  Such an occupier of a place must take all reasonably practicable measures to perform, with respect to the place where the provision of an authorised service, or a Part 3 private social event or a defined event is conducted —
(a)the general duties in paragraph (3); and
(b)the extra duties in —
(i)[Deleted by S 347/2022 wef 30/04/2022]
(ii)paragraph (5) where an authorised service other than a special authorised service is provided.
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(3)  The general duties of an occupier of any place where the provision of an authorised service, or a Part 3 private social event or a defined event is conducted are as follows:
(a)to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that every individual who enters or enters and remains in the place is wearing a mask unless the place is an open-air area or not a mask-on zone or the individual is otherwise required or authorised by regulation 4 or an Act to not wear a mask;
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(b)to comply with the entry control requirement, where applicable.
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(c)[Deleted by S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(d)[Deleted by S 795/2022 wef 10/10/2022]
(4)  [Deleted by S 347/2022 wef 30/04/2022]
(5)  The extra duties of an occupier who is providing an authorised service (other than a special authorised service) in or using any place are —
(a)to regularly assess and identify the risks of transmission of COVID‑19 that may arise in relation to all activities engaged in by every customer of the authorised service present in the place and its permitted enterprise workers in the course of providing the authorised service at the place; and
(b)to establish and apply appropriate internal policies, procedures and controls to mitigate that risk from the activities identified as presenting a higher risk of the transmission of COVID‑19, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations.
Duties of organiser of events
15.—(1)  The duties of an organiser of a Part 3 private social event or a defined event conducted at any place that is a mask-on zone are to take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure —
(a)that any performing activity undertaken in person by anyone present in the place is in compliance with —
(i)for public speaking without wearing a mask — the unmasking concession for public speaking; and
(ii)for any other performing activity — regulation 4(2)(d); and
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(b)that any audience participation undertaken by any participant of the Part 3 private social event or defined event who is present in the place is limited to that which is permissible under paragraph (2).
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(2)  In paragraph (1), “audience participation” is permissible for any Part 3 private social event or defined event if it is undertaken while wearing a mask.
[S 225/2022 wef 29/03/2022]
[S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
[S 699/2022 wef 29/08/2022]
(3)  [Deleted by S 225/2022 wef 29/03/2022]
16.  [Deleted by S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
Cooperating with occupier and organiser
17.—(1)  Every participant of a Part 3 private social event or a defined event which is conducted in any place must cooperate with —
(a)the occupier of that place; and
(b)the organiser of the event,
so as to enable the occupier and organiser to perform the respective duties of the occupier and organiser under these Regulations in relation to the Part 3 private social event or defined event.
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(2)  Every customer of an authorised service who is present in a place where the authorised service is provided must cooperate with the occupier of that place so as to enable the occupier to perform the duties of the occupier under these Regulations in relation to the authorised service.
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Division 3 — Authorised service special measures
Special safe management measures for certain authorised services
18.  In addition to the requirements in Division 2, every permitted enterprise providing any authorised service that is mentioned in the First Schedule must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that the measures specified in the First Schedule are complied with, in relation to its provision of the authorised services in or using any place.
Division 4 — Private social events and
defined events special measures
Special safe management measures for Part 3 private social events, etc.
19.  In addition to the requirements in Division 2 —
(a)every permitted enterprise providing a special authorised service that consists of conducting or providing a place for the conduct of a Part 3 private social event or defined event; and
(b)every organiser of a Part 3 private social event or defined event,
must take, so far as is reasonably practicable, steps to ensure that —
(c)the measures specified in this Division and the First Schedule for the type of Part 3 private social event or defined event; and
(d)any directions given by an approving authority under the First Schedule in place of any measure mentioned in paragraph (c) with respect to the particular defined event,
are each complied with, in relation to the conduct of that event in or using any place.
20.  [Deleted by S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
Division 5 — Interpretive provisions
Meaning of “entry control requirement”
21.  For the purposes of this Part, the entry control requirement for any place where the provision of an authorised service mentioned in regulation 11(a), a Part 3 private social event or a defined event, is conducted means the requirement —
(a)[Deleted by S 795/2022 wef 10/10/2022]
(b)to refuse entry to the place to any customer of the authorised service or any participant of the Part 3 private social event or defined event —
(i)[Deleted by S 795/2022 wef 10/10/2022]
(ii)whom the occupier of the place knows or has reason to believe is subject to a movement control measure, except where the individual —
(A)is seeking medical treatment on that place or those premises; or
(B)is complying with an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law.
22.  [Deleted by S 699/2022 wef 29/08/2022]
23.  [Deleted by S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
24.  [Deleted by S 347/2022 wef 30/04/2022]
Definitions for this Part and First Schedule
25.—(1)  The definitions in the Third Schedule have effect for the purposes of this Part and the First Schedule.
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(2)  In this Part, an individual does not attend a Part 3 private social event by reason only of being —
(a)engaged to organise the Part 3 private social event, or to provide authorised services for the conduct of the Part 3 private social event; or
(b)employed or engaged by a person in sub‑paragraph (a) and at work in relation to the Part 3 private social event.
(3)  [Deleted by S 325/2022 wef 26/04/2022][S 699/2022 wef 29/08/2022]