When is cleared status current
8A.—(1)  For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual who has a cleared status (general) because he or she is granted a certificate under regulation 6(2) does not have a cleared status (general) that is current —
(a)after the end of the period specified in and applicable to the individual under regulation 6(2);
(b)during any suspended status interval, even if that interval lies within the period specified in and applicable to the individual under regulation 6(2); or
(c)after the certificate under regulation 6(2) is cancelled.
(2)  For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual who has a cleared status (general) because he or she is granted a certificate under regulation 6(3), (4) or (5) does not have a cleared status (general) that is current —
(a)after the end of the period referred to in and applicable to the individual under regulation 6(3), (4) or (5), as the case may be;
(b)during any suspended status interval, even if that interval lies within the period referred to in and applicable to the individual under regulation 6(3), (4) or (5); or
(c)after the cancellation of the certificate under regulation 6(3), (4) or (5), as the case may be.
(3)  For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual who has a cleared status (limited) because he or she is granted a certificate under regulation 7(2), does not have a cleared status (limited) that is current —
(a)after the end of the period specified in and applicable to the individual under regulation 7(2);
(b)during any suspended status interval where any part of that interval lies within the period referred to in and applicable to the individual under regulation 7(2); or
(c)after the certificate under regulation 7(2) is cancelled.
(4)  In this regulation, a suspended status interval for an individual granted a certificate under regulation 6(2), (3), (4) or (5) or 7(2), means any of the following periods falling after the grant of that certificate:
(a)the period that he or she is subject to a movement control measure for any reason other than being actively infected with a COVID-19 infection or being a carrier of COVID‑19;
(b)the period —
(i)starting the time (not date) the individual first tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 upon undergoing a polymerase chain reaction test; and
(ii)ending on (and including) the day those test results are determined to be an atypical finding for SARS‑CoV‑2;
(c)the period —
(i)starting the time (not date) the individual first tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 upon undergoing a polymerase chain reaction test if that is determined not to be an atypical finding for SARS-CoV-2;
(ii)continuing for the period of isolation under an order under section 15 of the Act given to the individual because of a COVID-19 infection ascertained from the test results in sub-paragraph (i); and
(iii)ending on (and including) the 7th day after the last day of the period of isolation mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii);
(d)the period —
(i)starting the time (not date) the individual undergoes any approved test that is an antigen rapid test (or the first of 2 such approved tests if there is more than one) carried out by an approved test provider where the test result of the antigen rapid test shows the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in that individual; and
(ii)ending the time (not date) the individual’s test result after undergoing a polymerase chain reaction test, is treated as negative for SARS-CoV-2 or an atypical finding for SARS-CoV-2;
(e)the period —
(i)starting the time (not date) the individual undergoes any approved test that is an antigen rapid test (or the first of 2 such approved tests if there is more than one) carried out by an approved test provider where the test result of the antigen rapid test is uncertain or invalid; and
(ii)ending the time (not date) the individual’s test result —
(A)after undergoing a second antigen rapid test, is treated as negative for SARS-CoV-2; or
(B)after undergoing a polymerase chain reaction test, is treated as negative for SARS-CoV-2 or an atypical finding for SARS-CoV-2.
(5)  For the purposes of paragraph (4), a movement control measure, in relation to an individual, means a requirement for the individual not to leave a place of accommodation because of —
(a)an order made under regulation 3(1) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 182/2020);
(b)regulation 3(2) of the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 — Stay Orders) Regulations 2020; or
(c)an order under section 15 or 17 of the Act.
[S 590/2021 wef 10/08/2021]