Division 1 — Promoter of media conference
Permissible venue for media conference
20.  A promoter of a media conference may hold, or cause or allow to be held, the media conference in any place that is not an ordinary place of residence of the promoter or an interviewee at the media conference.
[S 984/2020 wef 03/12/2020]
Attendance at media conference
21.—(1)  A promoter of a media conference must not intentionally or negligently allow any individual to enter or remain in the place where the media conference is being held, where the promoter knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the individual is not any of the following:
(a)a recognised reporter for the media conference;
(b)an interviewee at the media conference;
(c)a permitted enterprise worker of a permitted enterprise providing any of the following services in connection with the conduct of the media conference, and who is at work as such a permitted enterprise worker:
(i)the place, tentage, furniture, furnishings, lighting, sound or other equipment for hire;
(ii)any flowers, decorations or other paraphernalia for hire;
(d)an individual who has a lawful reason to enter or remain in that place or to attend the media conference.
(2)  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the total number of individuals present in the place where the media conference is held does not, at any time during the media conference, exceed the lower of the following:
(a)30;
(b)the maximum number of individuals which the place may accommodate if regulations 10A, 10B(1)(k) and 12 of, and the First Schedule (where applicable) to, the Main Control Order and regulation 19 of the Workplace Safety and Health (COVID-19 Safe Workplace) Regulations 2021 are complied with.
[S 983/2021 wef 01/01/2022]
Enhanced entry controls needed for media conference
21A.—(1)  Without limiting regulation 21, a promoter of a media conference must establish and maintain, during the period of the media conference, enhanced entry controls with respect to the place where the media conference is held or to be held, where that place is a restricted place within the meaning of the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 Access Restrictions and Clearance) Regulations 2021.
(2)  The enhanced entry controls with respect to a media conference or a place where a media conference is held or to be held, means a requirement to establish and maintain, during the period of the media conference, all reasonably practicable procedures and protocols that ensure that —
(a)every recognised reporter for the media conference;
(b)every interviewee at the media conference; and
(c)any other individual mentioned in regulation 21(1)(d),
who enters or remains within that place during that media conference has a cleared status or is an uncleared junior.
[S 65/2022 wef 01/02/2022]
Interviewees who may be allowed unmasked, etc.
22.—(1)  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps —
(a)to ensure that every interviewee is at all times during the media conference seated or standing at least one metre away from any other interviewee at the same media conference; and
(b)to minimise any physical interaction between any interviewee and any recognised reporter during the media conference.
(2)  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that at all times during the media conference —
(a)not more than 10 interviewees attending the media conference in person are unmasked; and
[S 585/2021 wef 10/08/2021]
(b)every recognised reporter attending the media conference in person is each wearing a mask.
[S 984/2020 wef 03/12/2020]
[S 327/2021 wef 16/05/2021]
[S 378/2021 wef 21/06/2021]
[S 538/2021 wef 22/07/2021]
[S 585/2021 wef 10/08/2021]
Recognised reporters
23.  A promoter of a media conference held in a place must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that every recognised reporter attending at the media conference is, at all times during the media conference —
(a)seated or standing;
(b)at least 2 metres away from any interviewee of that media conference; and
[S 859/2021 wef 10/11/2021]
(c)at least one metre away from any other recognised reporter, and any other individual who is not an interviewee, in that place.
[S 984/2020 wef 03/12/2020]
Banned activities at media conference
24.  A promoter of a media conference must take (or cause to be taken) all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that none of the following activities are engaged in during the media conference, by any individuals present during the media conference:
(a)any variety act, singing or dancing, or playing of a wind musical instrument;
(b)any organised competition of games of skill or chance;
(c)any consumption of any food or any drink other than water.
[S 984/2020 wef 03/12/2020]