Division 1 — Non customer facing business events
Application of Division
15A.  This Division applies to and in relation to a business event that is not a major business event and organised by or on behalf of a permitted enterprise —
(a)that is for any occasion or purpose as follows:
(i)to comply with an order of a court, a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law, or a requirement under or statutory duty appearing in an Act (including any alternative arrangements for meetings provided under section 27 of the Act);
(ii)to promote or facilitate employment by or contracts for service with the permitted enterprise; or
(b)that is for any occasion or purpose as follows:
(i)to conduct professional or vocational training, or testing, certification or accreditation of a permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise, or of his or her proficiency in a skill used in an authorised service provided by the permitted enterprise;
(ii)to promote or facilitate activities directed at maintaining worker welfare and productivity in the course of conducting a business or an undertaking,
and is attended by participants consisting wholly or mainly of permitted enterprise workers of the permitted enterprise.
[S 622/2021 wef 19/08/2021]
Requirements for occupier of business event venue
15B.—(1)  An occupier of a venue where a business event in regulation 15A takes place, or is to take place, must take all reasonably practicable measures —
(a)to comply with the following during the crowd management period of the business event and with respect to the venue where the business event takes place or is to take place:
(i)the general physical distancing requirement in regulation 4(1) for the business event;
(ii)the contact-tracing requirement;
(iii)the basic entry controls;
(iv)the participant capacity requirement in regulation 5(2) for the business event;
(v)the cleaning requirement; and
(b)to minimise any physical interaction during the crowd management period of the business event, between any participant at the business event and any non-participant within the venue where the business event takes place or is to take place.
(2)  In addition to paragraph (1), where any defined activity is or is to be engaged in or during the business event in regulation 15A, and any participant of the business event —
(a)is not a permitted enterprise worker of the organiser of the business event; or
(b)is a permitted enterprise worker who does not regularly deliver goods or perform services connected to the business, undertaking or work of the organiser of the business event,
an occupier of a venue where the business event takes place, or is to take place, must establish and maintain, during the crowd management period of the business event, enhanced entry controls with respect to the business event.
[S 622/2021 wef 19/08/2021]
Requirements for organiser of business event
15C.—(1)  An organiser of a business event in regulation 15B must take all reasonably practicable measures —
(a)to ensure that during the crowd management period of the business event, none of the following is engaged in or provided by any one in the venue where the business event takes place or is to take place:
(i)singing;
(ii)playing of a wind musical instrument;
(b)to ensure that no verbal exhortations of goodwill or honour or about any other matter (whether or not auspicious or propitious), accompanied by a ritual (like toasting) in which a drink or any food is offered, taken or handled, are made during the business event; and
(c)to comply with the prevailing rule requirement (if applicable) during the crowd management period of the business event and with respect to the venue where the business event takes place or is to take place, subject to the participant capacity requirement in regulation 5(2) for the business event.
(2)  In addition, an organiser of a business event must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that at all times during the crowd management period of the business event, every participant and non-participant in the venue where the business event is taking place are each wearing a mask if the participant or non-participant (as the case may be) is not authorised under any Control Order to not wear a mask or he or she does not have a reasonable excuse to be unmasked.
[S 622/2021 wef 19/08/2021]