3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (3A), a person is, for the purposes of these Regulations, an occupier of a restricted place during a restricted period if the person has —
(a)
the charge, management or control of the restricted place, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person, during that period; or
(b)
the use temporarily or otherwise of the restricted place during that period.
[S 774/2021 wef 13/10/2021]
(2) If different parts of a restricted place are occupied by different persons, then for the purposes of these Regulations, a person is an occupier of a part of the restricted place during a restricted period if the person has —
(a)
the charge, management or control of that part of the restricted place, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person, during that period; or
(b)
the use temporarily or otherwise of that part of the restricted place, during that period.
(3) If a restricted place or a part of a restricted place is used for a nuptial event relating to a marriage, then for the purposes of these Regulations, a person is an occupier of the restricted place or part of the restricted place when so used if the person is any person (whether or not for reward and whether jointly or otherwise) who procures for, or supplies to, any party to the marriage, the restricted place or the part of a restricted place and any goods and services for the celebration arrangements in connection with the holding of the nuptial event.
[S 324/2021 wef 16/05/2021]
(3A) If a restricted place is a relevant retail shopping centre, the person who, by virtue of regulation 10A(5) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, is the relevant occupier of the relevant shopping centre is, for the purposes of these Regulations, the occupier of such a restricted place.
[S 774/2021 wef 13/10/2021]
(4) However, a person is not an occupier of any restricted place or part of a restricted place by reason only of being a lodger of the restricted place or part thereof.