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.
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(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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