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 and enhanced entry controls;
[S 66/2022 wef 01/02/2022]
(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)  [Deleted by S 66/2022 wef 01/02/2022]
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 —
(a)every participant and non-participant in the venue where the business event is taking place is 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; and
(b)the number of individuals who are unmasked in the venue where the business event is taking place does not exceed the maximum number permissible under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Performances and Other Activities — Control Order) Regulations 2020 for individuals engaged in public speaking or who are performers in the live performance, if these elements are present during the business event.
[S 861/2021 wef 10/11/2021]