PART 1 | Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Regulations are the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Sporting Events and Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 24 April 2021. |
2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —| “approving authority” means the Senior Director (Operations), Ministry of Trade and Industry; |
“associate”, in relation to any athlete or contestant taking part or competing in any sporting activity, means an individual who, in one or more of the following capacities, works with or treats one or more such athletes or contestants participating in, preparing for or competing in, the sporting activity:| (a) | an individual who supervises the training or instruction of an athlete or a contestant or who accompanies an athlete or a contestant into or onto the reserved playing space to give advice or assistance during a sporting competition (called in these Regulations a coach or trainer); | | (b) | an individual who undertakes to represent the interests of an athlete or a contestant in procuring the engagement of the athlete or contestant as a participant or contestant in a sporting competition, or who directs or controls the sporting activities of any athlete or contestant (called in these Regulations a manager); | | (c) | an individual who assists an athlete or a contestant as advised by a coach or trainer and who assists a coach or trainer in the preparation of contestants (called in these Regulations a team staff member); | | (d) | a medical practitioner; | | (e) | a para‑medical practitioner; |
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| “athlete” means an individual participating in a sporting activity (whether or not in training for competition or otherwise) and where the sporting activity is engaged in or played in or as part of a sporting competition, includes a contestant in the sporting competition; |
“audience participation”, for a sporting event, does not include applause or approval expressed —| (a) | by handclapping; | | (b) | while seated; and | | (c) | without any accompanying verbal exhortations, singing or whistling; |
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| “building” includes part of a building; |
| “business” includes any business in Singapore, whether or not carried on for profit; |
“combat sport entertainment” means any combat sport that involves 2 or more individuals —| (a) | doing any or a combination of any of the following according to a pre‑arranged or choreographed (but not improvised) sequence of movements:| (i) | grapple with, punch, kick or throw each other (including light contact); | | (ii) | strike or hit each other, whether or not with a weapon; and |
| | (b) | for the primary objective of entertainment or displaying the combat sport (even if scores are kept); |
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“contestant”, in relation to a sporting competition, means an individual —| (a) | who competes, or has been selected to compete, as a representative of Singapore in an international sporting event, or a series of international sporting events, either as an individual or as a member of a national team; | | (b) | who competes in an international sporting event held in Singapore; or | | (c) | who is included in a group of persons formed for the purpose of the selection of persons to compete, as representatives of Singapore, in an international sporting event or a series of international sporting events, either as individuals or as members of a national team; |
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“Control Order” means any of the following:| (a) | the Main Control Order; | | (b) | these Regulations; | | (c) | the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 927/2020); | | (d) | the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Major Business Events — Control Order) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 278/2021); |
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“countable persons”, for a sporting event, means the following individuals:| (a) | any athlete or contestant taking part or competing in a sporting activity at the sporting event; | | (b) | any associate of an athlete or a contestant mentioned in paragraph (a); | | (c) | any official officiating at the sporting event; | | (d) | any umpire or referee umpiring or refereeing the sporting activity; | | (e) | any individual the principal purpose of his or her being in the sports venue is to provide services in connection with the conduct of the sporting event; |
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“crowd management period”, for a sporting event, means —| (a) | the period —| (i) | starting 60 minutes before the time that the sporting event is stated will begin daily on any marketing material relating to the sporting event; and | | (ii) | ending 60 minutes after the time that the sporting event is stated will end daily on any marketing material relating to the sporting event; or |
| | (b) | if the sporting event is a series of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity, the period —| (i) | starting 30 minutes before the time that the match, game, competition, display or exhibition is stated will begin on any marketing material relating to the sporting event; and | | (ii) | ending 30 minutes after the time that the match, game, competition, display or exhibition is stated will end on any marketing material relating to the sporting event; |
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“display”, for any sporting activity, includes a demonstration of the sporting activity for the purpose of —| (a) | promoting the sporting activity; | | (b) | entertainment; or | | (c) | determining an individual’s proficiency in the sporting activity; |
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| “grandstand” means an indoor or outdoor, permanent or temporary, spectator viewing facility within a purpose-built sports facility, and includes seating accommodation, gangways, stairwells, concourses, barriers, access and egress points and ramps leading to and from the spectator viewing facility; |
| “Main Control Order” means the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 254/2020); |
| “major participation sporting event” means any participation sporting event as described in regulation 12(2); |
| “major spectator sporting event” means any spectator sporting event as described in regulation 12(1); |
| “major sporting event” means a sporting event to which Part 3 applies; |
“marketing material”, for a sporting event, means any of the following:| (a) | a ticket for a sporting event that is a spectator sporting event; | | (b) | any catalogue or price list of tickets mentioned in paragraph (a); | | (c) | any advertisement (online or otherwise) or other publicity material promoting the sporting event; |
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| “martial art” does not include Chinese lion dancing; |
“non‑participant” means an individual who does not participate in any sporting activity at a sporting event during the crowd management period of the sporting event, being either —| (a) | a spectator at the sporting event; | | (b) | an associate of an athlete or a contestant participating in the sporting activity; | | (c) | an official of the sporting event; or | | (d) | at work or otherwise lawfully present at the sports venue during the sporting event but is not participating in the sporting activity; |
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“occupier”, for a sports venue where a sporting event takes place or is to take place in, means a person who has —| (a) | the charge, management or control of the sports venue, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person, during the crowd management period of the sporting event; or | | (b) | the use temporarily or otherwise of the sports venue during that period for the purpose of the sporting event; |
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“official”, in relation to any sporting activity engaged in or played at a sporting event, means an individual who, in one or more of the following capacities, works with one or more athletes or contestants participating or competing in the sporting activity at the sporting event:| (a) | an individual who determines the points scored by each athlete or contestant in the sporting event (called in these Regulations a judge); | | (b) | an individual who regulates the number and length of rounds, and the interval between rounds, of each round of competition or contests between particular athletes or contestants or particular teams of athletes or contestants (called in these Regulations a timekeeper); |
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“other sporting event facilities” means any of the following areas within a sports venue for a sporting event:| (a) | a merchandise or souvenir shop or stall, or a commercial, franchise or entertainment facility, because of any sponsorship‑like arrangement with the sporting event; | | (b) | a broadcasting or media facility; | | (c) | a storage area for sporting equipment or devices; | | (d) | a ticketing area, turnstile or other entry and exit place, washroom or other like amenity for the convenience of spectators; | | (e) | a timing facility or other facility for officiating or the administration of a sporting event; |
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“participating in a sporting activity” means engaging in or playing the sporting activity, but does not include the following:| (a) | coaching athletes involved in a sporting activity; | | (b) | umpiring or refereeing a sporting activity in a substantially seated or stationary position; |
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“participation sporting event” means any of the following arranged or held in the course of business and that is not excluded by paragraph (3) and is not a spectator sporting event:| (a) | a type of match, game, competition, display or exhibition of any sporting activity; | | (b) | a series of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity, |
| involving the engaging in or playing of one or more sporting activities (whether or not for competition) at a sports venue to which mainly athletes (but no spectators) are admitted on payment of a fee or charge, or after making a donation, or admitted free of charge, to take part in the sporting activity at the sports venue; and in the case of a sporting event that consists of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity (such as a tournament), includes any opening ceremony or closing ceremony, connected with that series; |
[S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] |
“place” includes —| (a) | an open space or area (whether indoor or outdoor); | | (b) | an area of open water or a waterway; | | (c) | a road or path; and | | (d) | any part of a place; |
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| “purpose‑built sports facility” means a building or an enclosed area that is dedicated or built and suitable for the holding of specific sporting activities, such as a stadium, swimming pool complex or badminton hall; |
“reserved playing space”, for any sporting activity, means a part of a sports venue set apart or reserved for the playing or conduct of the sporting activity at that sports venue (whether or not a sporting competition), or any building or place set apart or reserved for the playing or conduct of the sporting activity, and includes —| (a) | a playing field; | | (b) | a track; | | (c) | an arena; | | (d) | a court or a rink; | | (e) | a swimming pool or diving pool; | | (f) | a road which is being used for a major sporting event; | | (g) | an area of open water which is being used for a major sporting event; | | (h) | any area delineated as sporting competition space for a major sporting event; | | (i) | any area reserved for the official use of any of the following:| (i) | athletes participating or contestants competing in the sporting activity; | | (ii) | associates of an athlete or a contestant mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); | | (iii) | officials officiating at, or umpires and referees umpiring or refereeing the sporting activity; and |
| | (j) | for a combat sport contest, any area between the reserved playing space in which the combat sport contest takes place and any structure or other barrier between the contestants and spectators; |
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“spectator”, for a sporting event, means an individual who is entitled to be admitted to a sports venue where the sporting event is being or is to be conducted —| (a) | for the purpose of attending or watching any game or sporting activity played or conducted, or to be played or conducted, in the reserved playing area of that sports venue; or | | (b) | to report on the sporting event, |
| and includes such an individual who is about to enter the sports venue or is in the spectators’ area, but excludes any countable person; |
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“spectator sporting event” means any of the following arranged or held in the course of business:| (a) | a type of match, game, competition, display or exhibition of any sporting activity; | | (b) | a series of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity, |
| involving the engaging in or playing of one or more sporting activities (whether or not for competition) at a sports venue to which spectators are admitted on payment of a fee or charge, or after making a donation, or admitted free of charge, to view the playing of the sporting activity at the sports venue or to enter or remain at the sports venue; and in the case of a sporting event that consists of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity (such as a tournament), includes any opening ceremony or closing ceremony connected with that series; |
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“spectators’ area”, for a spectator sporting event, means an area (sheltered or otherwise) within the sports venue where the spectator sporting event is being or is to be conducted to which a spectator is admitted (whether or not by payment or otherwise) to view a game or sporting activity played or conducted in the reserved playing space of that sports venue, but excludes the following:| (a) | the reserved playing space in that sports venue; | | (b) | any ticketing area, turnstile or other entry and exit place, washroom or other like facilities for the convenience of spectators; |
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“sponsorship-like arrangement” means —| (a) | a right to associate a person or a person’s goods or services with — | | (b) | an affiliation or association (whether commercial or non‑commercial) with — |
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“sporting activity” means any sport, game, martial art, combat sport entertainment, fitness activity or recreation activity involving primarily the exercise of physical prowess or dexterity, physical strength, physical stamina or mental stamina and to the extent that —| (a) | human beings are the only contestants or participants who engage in or play the sport, game, martial art, combat sport entertainment or activity; or | | (b) | it is a sport or game or an activity in which human beings compete or participate in —| (i) | by riding animals or exercising other skills in relation to animals; | | (ii) | by driving, piloting, crewing any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other form of transport; | | (iii) | by competing with natural obstacles or natural forces, or by overcoming them; or | | (iv) | by using a computer on a computer monitor, television screen, mobile device or similar medium with electronically recorded data installed in to support an interactive computer game or computer-generated images, |
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| but does not include any of the following: |
| (c) | any horse racing, harness racing, pony racing and greyhound racing; | | (d) | any group fitness activity or group recreation activity that is not organised in the course of any business; | | (e) | a game of chance, or a game that is presented as involving an element of chance; | | (f) | [Deleted by S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] |
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| “sporting competition” means a sporting event where at least one of the participants is competing for a monetary prize or other reward, and includes competitive ballroom dancing; |
“sporting event” means any of the following held in Singapore:| (a) | a participation sporting event; | | (b) | a spectator sporting event, |
| whether or not also a sporting competition, and includes an international sporting event to the extent that part of it is held in Singapore; |
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“sporting event organiser” means a person who is responsible (whether fully or substantially) for —| (a) | the organisation and holding of a sporting event; and | | (b) | the receipt of revenue from the sporting event (if any), |
| but does not include a person by reason only of being a party to a sponsorship‑like arrangement connected with the sporting event; |
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“sports venue”, for any sporting activity, means any purpose‑built sports facility, or any other building or place (but not an amusement centre) where —| (a) | the sporting activity is or is to be played or conducted; or | | (b) | a sporting event involving that sporting activity is taking or is to take place, |
| and includes any reserved playing space, the grandstand (if any) and any other spectators’ area and any other sporting event facilities; |
| A golf course, golf driving range, tennis court, climbing wall, hardcourt, playfield and waterbody, lawn bowling green, outdoor swimming pool, equestrian centre, skateboard ramp, go‑kart track, rifle range or water-ski centre. |
| A gymnasium, health studio, climbing wall, indoor hall, indoor swimming pool, indoor rifle range, indoor court or bowling alley. |
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| “ticket”, for a spectator sporting event involving a sporting activity, means a ticket issued or offered for sale by a person authorised by a sporting event organiser of the spectator sporting event, to make the first supply of tickets entitling the purchaser of such a ticket or a holder thereof to enter the sports venue where the sporting activity is played or to be played, to attend or watch the spectator sporting event; |
| “unmasked”, in relation to an individual, means to be not wearing a mask and includes an individual wearing a face shield in lieu of a mask. |
| (2) Unless expressly provided otherwise in these Regulations, any word or expression in these Regulations that is defined in the Main Control Order has the meaning given to it by the Main Control Order. |
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, any type of match, game, competition, display or exhibition of any sporting activity (or a series thereof) arranged or held in the course of business must not be treated as a participation sporting event if the individuals who engage in or play one or more of those sporting activities do so —| (a) | during the conduct of any lesson, coaching or instruction of the sporting activity provided by a person carrying on an education business; and | | (b) | under the supervision of an instructor authorised by the person carrying on the education business. |
[S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] |
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| Meaning of physical distancing requirements |
3.—(1) The general physical distancing requirement for a sporting activity that is or is to be engaged or played in a sports venue means the requirement to ensure that, within any part of the sports venue, there is a distance of at least one metre —| (a) | between every individual who is not participating in any sporting activity and who is a member of any gathering of 2 or fewer such individuals from any other individual in the sports venue who is not participating in any sporting activity —| (i) | who is alone; or | | (ii) | who is a member of another gathering of such individuals in the sports venue; or |
[S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] [S 326/2021 wef 16/05/2021] | | (b) | between any 2 individuals who are not participating in any sporting activity in the sports venue, in all other cases. |
| (2) The participant physical distancing requirement for a sporting activity that is being engaged in or played means the requirement to ensure that, within the reserved playing space in the sports venue for that sporting activity, there is a distance of at least 2 metres between any 2 individuals when they are participating in the sporting activity. |
| (3) However, paragraph (2) does not apply to prevent physical contact between athletes and contestants participating in a sporting activity or a temporary shorter distance between athletes and contestants where the rules of the sporting activity require otherwise. |
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| Meaning of segregation requirements |
4.—(1) The segregation requirement for a sports venue where a spectator sporting event takes place or is to take place means the requirement —| (a) | to establish one or more segregation zones in the spectators’ area in the sports venue, with each zone providing for seating for not more than 50 spectators and no accommodation for standing spectators; | | (b) | to clearly delineate the boundaries of each segregation zone in a substantially unbroken manner by means of any 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 part of the spectators’ area; | | (ii) | any stanchion with barrier rope or tape or other similar physical barrier, that is at least 3 metres away from the boundary of another segregation zone; |
| | (c) | to allocate each spectator into not more than one segregation zone; | | (d) | to ensure that any spectator who is allocated to a segregation zone does not, during the crowd management period of the sporting event, enter another segregation zone at that same sporting event; and | | (e) | to establish and apply procedures or controls so as —| (i) | to ensure that a spectator allocated to a segregation zone does not physically interact with another spectator allocated to another segregation zone when they enter or leave each other’s allocated segregation zone; and | | (ii) | to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 between spectators allocated to different segregation zones. |
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(2) However, instead of paragraph (1), an occupier of a sports venue where a sporting event is taking place or is to take place must take all reasonably practicable measures as follows in respect of spectators attending the sporting event:| (a) | establish and apply specially relating to the spectators’ area in the sporting venue either —| (i) | a digital contact tracing system with appropriate procedures and controls that record proximity information about every spectator who enters or remains in the spectators’ area during the period of the sporting event; or | | (ii) | appropriate procedures and controls that allocate every spectator a fixed seat in the spectators’ area and record that information, and ensure that each spectator who is allocated to a seat does not, during the period of the sporting event, change his or her seat; |
| | (b) | ensure that every spectator is seated during the period of the sporting event; | | (c) | ensure that every spectator wears a mask during the period of the sporting event; | | (d) | assist and cooperate with the sporting event organiser to ensure no audience participation during the period of the sporting event. |
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| Meaning of capacity and participant cohorting requirements |
5.—(1) The spectator capacity requirement for a sports venue where a spectator sporting event takes place or is to take place means the requirement that limits the number of spectators who are or may be allowed to be present within the spectators’ area of the sports venue at any one time during the crowd management period of the sporting event to the number of individuals which the spectators’ area may accommodate if regulations 10B(1)(k), 12 and 13E(1)(d) and the First Schedule (where applicable) of the Main Control Order are complied with.(2) The major spectator sporting event capacity requirement for a sports venue where a major spectator sporting event takes place or is to take place means the requirement that limits the number of spectators who are or may be allowed to be present within the spectators’ area of the sports venue at any one time during the crowd management period of the sporting event to the lower of the following:| (a) | 250; [S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] | | (b) | the number (if lower) of individuals which the spectators’ area may accommodate if all the following are complied with:| (i) | the segregation requirement in regulation 4(1); | | (ii) | the general physical distancing requirement; | | (iii) | the spectator capacity requirement; | | (iv) | regulations 12 and 13E(1)(d) and the First Schedule (where applicable) of the Main Control Order. |
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| (3) The major participation sporting event capacity requirement where a major participation sporting event takes place or is to take place means the requirement that limits the number of athletes, contestants and other individuals participating in any sporting activity played or engaged in at the sporting event at any one time during the crowd management period of the sporting event to 250. |
(4) The participant cohorting requirement for a sporting activity played or engaged in at a participation sporting event means the requirement that limits the number of individuals allowed at any one time during the crowd management period of the sporting event —| (a) | to 50 individuals participating in the sporting activity per match, game, contest, display or exhibition of the sporting activity, in the case of a major participation sporting event; and | | (b) | to the number of 2 athletes per match, game, contest, display or exhibition of the sporting activity, to engage in or play a sporting activity in any other case. [S 307/2021 wef 08/05/2021] [S 326/2021 wef 16/05/2021] |
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| Meaning of contact tracing requirement |
6.—(1) The contact tracing requirement for a sports venue where a sporting event takes place or is to take place means the requirement to establish and apply, so far as is reasonably practicable, (jointly with another or otherwise) appropriate procedures and controls specially relating to the sporting event —| (a) | that enable or facilitate contact tracing of every one of the following who enter the sports venue:| (i) | a spectator; | | (ii) | any athlete or contestant taking part or competing in a sporting activity at the sporting event; | | (iii) | any associate of an athlete or a contestant mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii); | | (iv) | any official officiating at the sporting event; | | (v) | any umpire or referee umpiring or refereeing the sporting activity; | | (vi) | any individual the principal purpose of his or her being in the sports venue is to provide an authorised service in connection with the conduct of the spectator sporting event; and |
| | (b) | that comply with every direction under regulation 19(3) addressed to the occupier in relation to that sporting event. |
| (2) The contact tracing requirement in these Regulations is in addition to the requirement in regulation 10B(1)(c) of the Main Control Order. |
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| Meaning of entry controls |
7.—(1) The basic entry controls for a sports venue where a sporting event takes place, or is to take place, means the requirement —| (a) | to establish and apply appropriate procedures and controls (jointly with another or otherwise) that ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that every individual about to enter the sports venue is assessed, before entering, to determine whether he or she is a symptomatic case; | | (b) | to refuse entry to the sports venue by any individual whom the occupier of the sports venue knows or has reason to believe —| (i) | is a symptomatic case; | | (ii) | is subject to a movement control measure; | | (iii) | who refuses to comply with any measure mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); or | | (iv) | who refuses to comply with any contact tracing measure established or applied by the occupier in order to comply with the contact tracing requirement; and |
| | (c) | to refuse entry to the sports venue by any individual whom the occupier of the sports venue knows or has reason to believe to be seeking entry for any purpose other than as follows:| (i) | a spectator; | | (ii) | any athlete or contestant taking part or competing in a sporting activity at the sporting event; | | (iii) | any associate of an athlete or a contestant mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii); | | (iv) | any official officiating at the sporting event; | | (v) | any umpire or referee umpiring or refereeing the sporting activity; | | (vi) | any individual the principal purpose of his or her being in the sports venue is to provide an authorised service in connection with the conduct of the spectator sporting event. |
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| (2) The “enhanced entry controls” with respect to a sporting event means a requirement to establish and maintain, during the crowd management period of the sporting event, all reasonably practicable procedures and protocols that ensure that any spectator or countable person, or any combination of such individuals, without a cleared status does not enter or remain within the sports venue where the sporting event takes place, or is to take place, during that crowd management period. |
| (3) Any word or expression in paragraph (2) that is defined in the Infectious Diseases (Mass Gathering Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 273/2021) has the meaning given to it by those Regulations. |
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| Meaning of cleaning requirement |
8. The cleaning requirement for a sports venue in which a sporting activity is or is to be engaged in or played means the requirement —| (a) | to ensure that any common area, furniture or fittings within the sports venue which are not for the exclusive use of any individual participating in the sporting activity or non‑participant (or any of them in combination) in the sports venue, or are used by any of these individuals to move through the sports venue (commonly called high‑touch places and surfaces) —| (i) | are periodically cleaned and disinfected within each day, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the transmission of COVID‑19 from the use of the same area by several such individuals at the same time or different times; and | | (ii) | are, as far as is reasonably practicable, at all times provided with easily accessible disinfecting agents like hand sanitisers, disinfectant sprays, paper towels and wipes, for the free use of such individuals in the sports venue; |
| | (b) | to ensure that any sporting equipment or device or any article or thing, being an equipment or a device, or an article or a thing which is shared or may be shared by, or used or may be used by or on, more than one individual participating in the sporting activity or non-participant (or any of them in combination) during the sporting event —| (i) | is periodically cleaned and disinfected after each use, following appropriate procedures and at an appropriate frequency so as to minimise the risk of transmission of COVID‑19 from the sharing or common and continuous touching of the equipment, device, article or thing by or on several such individuals; and | | (ii) | is not easily accessible for use by more than one such individual (or any combination of them) at the same time or different times, by applying appropriate procedures and controls that minimise such sharing or use and the physical interaction between these individuals; |
| | (c) | to ensure that a reasonable period of time elapses —| (i) | since the end of an earlier sporting event to allow for cleaning as described in paragraph (a) or (b) or both, in between the earlier sporting event and the start of the next sporting event; or | | (ii) | if the sporting event is a series of matches, games, competitions, displays or exhibitions of any sporting activity, since the end of an earlier match, game, competition, display or exhibition to allow for cleaning as described in paragraph (a) or (b) or both, in between the earlier match, game, competition, display or exhibition and the start of the next match, game, competition, display or exhibition, as the case may be; and |
| | (d) | to ensure that the sports venue is cleaned and disinfected at the end of daily business, and before re‑opening after any closure of business or undertaking (voluntarily or otherwise) at the sports venue. |
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