15.—(1) The approving authority may approve a shorter crowd management period or waive (in whole or part) any requirement in regulation 4(1), 5, 6(1) or (2), 8(2)(b) or 11(1)(d) in respect of a particular business event only —
(a)
on the application of the person who is the organiser of the business event or the occupier of the venue where the business event is taking place or both; and
(b)
if the approving authority is personally satisfied that all of the matters in paragraph (2) apply.
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(2) The matters the approving authority must be satisfied are as follows:
(a)
the person who is the organiser of the business event or the occupier of the venue where the business event is taking place or both —
(i)
have adequately identified the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter applied to be approved or waived;
(ii)
have established a plan on how to manage or control those risks; and
(iii)
each has the relevant knowledge, competency, experience and suitable compliance record connected with safe management measures for business events of the same nature as the particular business event;
(b)
there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that help minimise the public health risks associated with the matter to be approved or waived, besides the Main Control Order and these Regulations;
(c)
the granting of the approval or waiver (as the case may be) is necessary or desirable to facilitate resumption of business or to avoid unnecessary restrictions on commerce having regard to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore when the application is made;
(d)
the nature of the business event is suitable for the granting of the approval or waiver (as the case may be) despite the risk to public health;
(e)
there are applicable international obligations or mercantile practice or customs for holding the event in a particular way.
(3) Any approval or waiver by the approving authority of an application under paragraph (1) in respect of a particular business event may be accompanied by directions addressed to the person who is the organiser of the business event or the occupier of the venue where the business event is taking place or both, containing —
(a)
variations of any requirements in these Regulations in relation to that particular business event, which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations;
(b)
a requirement for enhanced entry controls to be established and maintained at the venue, during the crowd management period of the business event; or
(c)
other measures in respect of that business event that satisfy the objectives and performance requirements in the Main Control Order and these Regulations for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of COVID‑19 in Singapore, having regard to the nature of the business event (such as whether it is open to consumers or not),
so as to mitigate the significant risks to the incidence and transmission of COVID‑19 in the community in Singapore associated with the matter approved or waived.